Catasauqua Middle School will hold an anti-bullying kickoff assembly Oct. 7 in the school auditorium.

Anti-bullying and sexting awareness advocate Allyson Pereira will speak with students in grades 5 and 6 8:50 a.m. and students in grades 7 and 8 10:10 a.m.

Pereira has appeared on MTV: Sexting in America, The View, HLN, Good Morning America and Fox News channels. She also visited the White House to meet with Valerie Jarret, President Barack Obama’s senior advisor, to discuss bullying and sexting.

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CMS will be closed Oct. 10 in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.

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The Catasauqua School Board will hold its next meeting 7 p.m. Oct. 11 in the district administration office board room, 201 N. 14th St.

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