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Bob Westin, of Springfield, playsthe stumpf fiddle with the KingsPark German Band during theOktoberfest Volksmarch atAccotink Unitarian UniversalistChurch in Burke.

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Three days after Commonwealth’s AttorneyRaymond F. Morrow announced he hadconcluded his investigation of NatashaMcKenna’s death while in the custody of theFairfax County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff StaceyKincaid released the video of the incident.Her justification for not releasing it soonerwas that it had previously been evidence inan ongoing investigation.

The 48-minute video, available to streamon YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVs8B2Nmo5k&feature=youtu.be,begins with a message from the Sheriff: “I

Before being loaded onto a vanto be transported to the Alexan-dria Sheriff’s Office, medicalofficials determined NatashaMcKenna no longer had a pulse.Sheriff’s Office deputies beganperforming CPR and were re-placed by Fairfax County Fire &Rescue, who then took McKennato the hospital.

After being restrained withupper and lower body cuffs, anda spit hood, and receiving shockfrom four applications of aconducted electricity weapon or“taser,” a medical team checkedNatasha McKenna’s (center,seated) vital signs prior to herbeing taken from her cell to avan bound for Alexandria.

Fairfax County Sheriff’s deputies,wearing protective suits, can beseen forcing Natasha McKenna tothe ground outside her cell at theFairfax County Adult DetentionCenter in the video released bySheriff Stacey Kincaid.

Video of McKenna Incident Releasedwant all of you to know this tragic incidenthas been ingrained in my mind from the daythat it occurred. There is no better way forme to share what actually occurred than tomake this video available for the communityto review it in its entirety.”

As of publication, the video had over400,000 views.

The graphic footage shows McKenna beingremoved from her cell and forced to theground as she struggles against six Sheriff’sdeputies who are telling her, “Stop resisting,”and “Ma’am, if you do not stop resisting, youwill be tased, do you understand?”

While being moved from the ground to achair and restrained, McKenna received fourshocks from an electricity conducting deviceor “taser” wielded by one of the deputies. Heapplied the taser twice in her lower body,twice her upper body, one of the deputiesexplains on the tape.

A medical team was called to checkMcKenna’s vital signs. In the hallway outsideher cell, she was deemed stable enough totransport. When the team that was movingher reached the van waiting to take her toAlexandria, another check showed she nolonger had a pulse. Deputies began perform-ing CPR on her and were eventually relievedby Fairfax County Fire & Rescue.

McKenna’s body was put on a gurney andtaken away in an ambulance, at which pointthe video ends.

— Tim Peterson

Photos courtesy of Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office

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By Tim Peterson

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Cayce Utley of Centreville saidNatasha McKenna, the 37-year-old African American womanwith mental illness who died in

the Sheriff ’s Office custody in February,must be “more than just a mistake, morethan an accident. Black women aren’t your‘Oops,’ they aren’t your teachable mo-ments.”

Utley was one of nearly 30 individualsand organization representatives who spokeat the Sept. 14 public forum for the FairfaxCounty ad hoc commission to review po-lice policies.

Though the work of the commission isfocused mainly on the Police Departmentand came about largely as a result of theway the county handled the 2013 officer-involved shooting death of Springfield manJohn Geer, the forum provided residentswith an opportunity to both hear the finalrecommendation report from thecommission’s Use of Force subcommitteeand voice their frustration about McKenna’sdeath and the lack of services for individu-als with mental illness.

When Fairfax County Sheriff StaceyKincaid released footage last week ofMcKenna being forced to the ground out-side her cell in the Adult Detention Centerby six male deputies, then restrained,shocked with an electricity conduction de-

vice or “taser,” and later losing conscious-ness and a heartbeat, it sparked outrage inthe community.

RESIDENTS from all over Fairfax County,as well as Maryland and Washington, DC,filled the auditorium at Walt WhitmanMiddle School to capacity. Many were hold-ing signs they had brought to demonstratefor McKenna in front of the school prior tothe meeting.

Throughout the forum, several demon-strators cried out “Say Her Name!”(“Natasha McKenna!”) and other exclama-tions condemning the graphic scenes fromthe video, continued violent treatment ofpeople of color by law enforcement andasking what was being done about it.

Erika Totten of Alexandria comparedMcKenna’s death to the “casual slave kill-ing” act in the Virginia code from 1669.“This is what we’re dealing with today,” shesaid. “Her death was ruled as an accident. Ihave a problem with that. Natasha is me.Your reports and tears are not enough.”

“Their anger is understandable,” saidSupervisor Gerry Hyland (D-Mount Vernon)who attended the meeting but did not speakpublicly. “You can’t look at the video with-out saying this could have, should have beenavoided.

“The fact they’re here, expressing angstover the case and how we deal with mentalillness, is something the community needed

Protesters demonstrate for Natasha McKenna,social justice and improved mental healthservices at ad hoc police reviewcommission public hearing.

‘Reports and Tears AreNot Enough’

Photos by Tim Peterson/The Connection

Members of the Fairfax County ad hoc police policies review commissionand Board of Supervisors chairman Sharon Bulova (center) hold a publicforum at Walt Whitman Middle School on Sept. 14.

Members of the audience at the Fairfax County police policies reviewcommission public forum raise signs protesting in the name ofNatasha McKenna, who died while in the custody of the Fairfax CountySheriff’s Office.

Springfield Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic

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About 50 people took part in thesixth-annual OktoberfestVolksmarch despite the pouringrain on Saturday, Sept. 12, at

Accotink Unitarian Universalist Church inBurke. Presented by the Northern VirginiaVolksmarchers, the event included a 5K or10K walk (three or six miles) and 24-mile

Biketoberfest bike ride around Burke Lake(with 14 cyclists participating), music bythe Kings Park German Band and Germanbratwurst.

As part of the Northern VirginiaVolksmarchers (NVV), the club hosts nineyear-round walks in the area, includingBurke, Fairfax, Alexandria, Reston and

Dykes Marsh, among others. A volksmarch,literally translated means “people’s walk,”and is a leisurely walk through a scenic,historic, interesting area over a pre-deter-mined route.

“We’ve been doing this for six years,” saidorganizer Steve Brown, who led the bikeride. “We were hoping for 150 people but itall depends on the rain.” He called the daya unique event that brings together fourorganizations — members of the church,bicycle club, Volksmarchers and the band.With his wife Susan, the couple has doneVolksmarches on all seven continents.

He added: “It encourages folks to increasetheir fitness year-round. I think it helps con-nect people with the church, the bike club

and the Volksmarches.”“I think the main thrust is meeting people

with an interest in health and friendship,”said Peter Shaulis, NVV member. He added:“The 10K can be pretty strenuous; there’sno time-keeping with these walks. It is nota race; you do it at your own pace.”

“It’s a social organization where you cankeep track of your walks, where you’ve donethem, and the distances — in booklets thatkeep your records,” said his wife Pat Shaulis,a member of NVV.

The next Volksmarch 10K and 5K Walkswill be held Oct. 3-4 at Fort Belvoir, Va. Fordetails, visit www.ava.org or contact KristinMayer at [email protected].

— Steve Hibbard

About 50 people attended the Oktoberfest Volksmarch at Accotink Unitarian Universal-ist Church in Burke. Ben Watson of Springfield dances with his daughter Eden.

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In 2006, LeonardKalkwarf and hiswife set out to

the Midwest, visitingseveral official U.S.Presidential Librariesincluding those inIowa, Missouri, Kan-sas and Arkansas. Forthe next eight years,they visited all re-maining nine librar-ies throughout theUnited States, ending their expe-dition with the library dedicatedto President George W. Bush in2014. This September, Kalkwarfpublished a new book, “Exploringthe Libraries of the U.S. Presi-dents,” detailing his experiencesand observations from each of thesites.

“What a fascinating and reveal-ing journey this has been,” saidKalkwarf. “The libraries are aglimpse into the lives of the menwhose decisions and actions havemade our nation what it is today.”

During the journey, Kalkwarfrealized he was reliving his ownhistory, too. “Hoover became Presi-dent just a few months after I wasborn,” said Kalkwarf.

President Hoover’s library, lo-cated in West Branch, Iowa, is thefirst Presidential Library officiallybelonging to the U.S. National Ar-chives and Records Administration(NARA). Each of the subsequent12 past Presidents have their ownlibraries built throughout thecountry. According to NARA,“when a President leaves office,the National Archives and RecordsAdministration establishes a Presi-

dential project until anew Presidential li-brary is built andtransferred to theGovernment.”

Rather than select-ing a favorite library,Kalkwarf believeseach site well definesand reflects eachpresidency. In hisopinion, the largestand most beautiful of

the libraries is President Reagan’s,located in Simi Valley, Calif. “It wasso large that Air Force One andHelicopter One were located inone room,” said Kalkwarf. He alsobelieved that President Clinton’s li-brary in Arkansas was the most or-ganized and that PresidentCarter’s and President Johnson’slibraries deserve honorable men-tion, as well.

The Kalkwarfs’ journey did notstop at the Presidential libraries;they further challenged them-selves to visit at least one site rel-evant to all 43 past U.S. Presi-dents. In 2014, that challenge wascompleted as it took them to vari-ous locations, whether Presiden-tial birth sites or other locationsimportant or significant to each.The details surrounding these vis-its can also be found withinKalkwarf’s book.

Kalkwarf has published severalbooks previously; his most recent,“Dear Craig,” published in 2013,brings biblical figures to life andgives each modern personalities.“The book took me one year towrite and 40 years to research,”

ExploringPresidential LibrariesSpringfield resident’s book details ajourney visiting presidential librar-ies across the country.

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By Pete Earley

Natasha McKenna did not die fromexcited delirium. She died fromTreatment Denied Syndrome.*Commonwealth Attorney

Raymond F. Morrogh’s 51-page investigativereport about the death of the 37-year-oldwoman contains a horrifying litanyof attempts by McKenna to seek helpfor her mental illness only to be metwith ineptness and indifference.

Rather than being welcomed when she ap-peared in area emergency rooms, she eitherwas shown the door without receiving help orwas discharged before being stabilized. In oneinstance, she was stuffed into a cab less thanfour days after being so violent that she neededto be restrained to prevent her from harmingherself or others. In another, a police officerand magistrate overruled a doctor who twicetried to get McKenna hospitalized. In a third,she was discharged from one INOVA hospitalat 12:30 p.m., only to reappear at anotherINOVA emergency room at 10 p.m. on the sameday. The medical personnel’s solution was notto help her but to call the police and have herarrested. Taken to jail, she was stripped na-ked, held in solitary and stuck in bureaucraticlimbo for several days. When it came time tomove her, she was stunned with a taser four

times and died.If the lack of treatment McKenna received

while she was alive was not enough, she wasfurther abused in death. Relying on “junk sci-ence,” Medical Examiner Dr. JocelynPosthumus declared the cause of McKenna’sdeath to be excited delirium — a make-believesyndrome not recognized as real by the Ameri-can Psychiatric Association, American MedicalAssociation or the International Classificationof Diseases (ICD-9) of the World Health Orga-nization.

No matter, that diagnosis allowed FairfaxProsecutor Morrogh to drive in the final nail.Declaring at a press conference that McKenna

possessed super-human strength andquoting a deputy who describedMcKenna as being demonically pos-sessed, the Commonwealth Attorney

stripped away what little dignity was left forthis woman whose only real crime was thatshe got sick.

The release of a sheriff’s video of McKennabeing removed from her cell — naked andafraid — visually disputed Morrogh’s charac-terizations. McKenna walked from her cell inhandcuffs and was knocked to the floor by asquad of men who never showed any signs oflosing control of her or of having their livesthreatened.

This week, two important meetings couldhelp set the agenda for change. On MondaySept. 14, the Ad Hoc Police Practices Commis-sion was scheduled to discuss the use of forceby law enforcement in Fairfax. On Tuesdaynight, Sept. 15, community leaders plannedto meet to discuss how to create a jail diver-sion system to keep individuals such as

McKenna from being incarcerated. Nearly 50community leaders attended the inauguralDiversion First meeting last month. (Morroghdid not.)

The ideas being suggested by Diversion Firstare not new. They were first brought to theattention of Fairfax officials more than a de-cade ago but were never implemented becauseof a lack of funding, a lack of interest and alack of leadership.

Natasha McKenna paid with her life becauseof that. Who’s to blame?

Like the biblical Pontius Pilate washing hishands of Christ’s blood, nearly everyone whocrossed paths with McKenna during the lastmonth of her life can claim blamelessness.Thanks to Dr. Posthumus and ProsectorMorrogh, McKenna is not only the victim butperpetrator of her own death.

The unanswered question is whether FairfaxCounty – its leaders and its citizens – havelearned anything from this tragedy or if theywill continue washing their hands and reas-suring themselves that there was nothing anyof them could do – after all, Natasha McKennawas mentally ill.

* Treatment Denied Syndrome is a term firstused by a long time National Alliance on Men-tal Illness advocate to describe our nation’s lackof mental health services and callous disregardfor persons with mental disorders.

Pete Earley is author of 13 books including the NewYork Times bestseller ‘The Hot House” and the 2007Pulitzer Prize finalist “Crazy: A Father’s SearchThrough America’s Mental Health Madness;” formerWashington Post reporter, a resident of Fairfax, and amember of the Fairfax County Ad Hoc Police PracticesReview Commission.

Treatment Denied SyndromeNatasha McKenna’sblood is on all of ourhands.

Commentary

By John C. Cook

Supervisor (R-Braddock Dis-

trict)

Back to school month is agreat time to talk with chil-dren about important is-

sues that develop during a typicalschool year. Of the many issuesthat students will face, bullying isa topic that warrants a serious dis-cussion. While bullying may beviewed as merely a childhood is-sue, it can have lasting effects onchildren long after the bullyingsubsides. Child victims of chronicbullying are at increased risk forboth poor physical and mentalhealth, as well as poor academicsuccess, which may continue asthey grow and develop into youngadults.

Bullying can take many forms,but Fairfax County Public Schools(FCPS) defines bullying as anyunwanted or aggressive behaviorthat is intended to harm, intimi-date, or humiliate another stu-dent. This includes actions such as

threats, rumors, physical or verbalabuse, and purposeful exclusion.

Recent studies have found bul-lying to be an increasingly largerissue faced by more students thanever before. A recent survey of ourown FCPS students found thatover 50 percent of students ingrades 8-12 reported being bulliedby someone at some point duringthe school year, and nearly 45 per-cent of students reported being theaggressor in a bullying situation.

Bullying doesn’t simply involve

a bully and victim. Kids may playmultiple roles in bullying such asassisting in bullying by encourag-ing the behavior or reinforcing thebullying by acting as an audience.Some children may act as onlook-ers by neither reinforcing the bul-lying behavior nor defending it,while others may come to anotherchild’s defense when bullying oc-curs. Any one of these roles cannegatively affect a child.

Many children simply don’tknow how to handle a bullyingsituation, and FCPS is committedto fostering a safe school environ-ment to prevent and address bul-lying for all students. To accom-plish this, FCPS has developed acounty-wide positive behavior ap-proach to teach children how torespect one another and to resolveconflicts in positive ways. The goalis to enhance the FCPS capacity toeducate children by developingresearch-based, school-wide, andclassroom discipline systems. Thiswill also include the developmentof school-wide procedures for all

students and staff, and will coverall settings both inside and outsideof the classroom.

Students are also taught aboutbullying through the health andcounseling curriculum. The cur-riculum focuses on teaching stu-dents how to recognize bullyingand harassment, as well as teach-ing students how to report thesebehaviors. The lessons are tailoredto the age of the students, and thecurriculum expands as childrengrow and mature.

When it comes to bullying, cre-ating a safe school and neighbor-hood community is the first prior-ity. It begins by talking with ourchildren, and helping them to un-derstand appropriate behavior. Italso includes teaching them whatto do when they are a victim of orwitness to bullying. Practicingwhat to do in different scenarioshelps students become more con-fident in these intimidating situa-tions. To learn about other re-sources, please visit http://www.stopbullying.gov.

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said Kalkwarf. “Dear Craig” wasdrawn mostly from sermons thathe had given over his career as anordained minister.

Kalkwarf, a resident atGreenspring retirement commu-nity in Springfield, Va., is a trueRenaissance man. In his remain-ing leisure time, Kalkwarf alsoenjoys volunteering and partici-pating in athletic events. Since2010, he has been a volunteer inthe Office of Presidential Corre-spondence at the White House,where he responds to emails, let-ters, and phone calls from theAmerican people on behalf of thePresident. Kalkwarf also hosts aPresidential history program atGreenspring’s in-house televisionstation. To add to his many talents,he is also an accomplished athlete;having already received a Goldmedal in this year’s Northern Vir-ginia Senior Olympics in the three-mile-walk event, he is registeredto participate in over a dozen moreevents from javelin throw to longjump to horseshoes. At this time,“Exploring the Libraries of the U.S.Presidents” can be purchasedonline at Amazon, Barnes & Nobleand WestBow Press.

‘Boats on Potomac River’Springfield artist Sidney Xunnian Zhang’s oil paint-ings are on display in the Monroe Gallery of the ArtsClub of Washington, 2017 I Street, Northwest, Wash-ington, D.C., through Sept. 26. Gallery hours areTuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, 10a.m.-2 p.m. Born in Shanghai, China, in 1947, Zhangcame to the United States in 1988 when he wasawarded a fellowship from Savannah College of Artand Design. In his artist’s statement, he writes, “I tryto express an atmosphere that is filled with tranquil-ity and soft beauty.”

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Bullying ResourcesKnow Bullying phone app:http://store.samhsa.gov/apps/knowbullying/index.htmlhttp://www.stopbullying.gov/http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/http://www.tolerance.org/http://character.org/key-topics/bullying-prevention/

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By Marilyn Campbell

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When Carol Baker cried, noone heard her. She and aclassmate were alone in thegirls locker room, and as

Baker, then an eighth grade student, triedto leave, her classmate grabbed her gymshirt and pushed her into a locker. Theyweren’t fighting over anything in particu-lar and Baker didn’t sustain any physicalinjuries.

“I was awkward and easily intimidated,”said Baker. “I was an easy target for some-one who got pleasure out of scaring otherpeople.”

As she describes her pubescent encoun-ter, Baker is still visibly shaken, even thoughthe encounter happened more than 30 yearsago. It could just as easily happen to hertwo children — a daughter in fifth gradeand son in eighth grade — today. Bullyingremains a real issue in schools, and from

smart phone apps to in-school programs,there are a plethora of initiatives to addressand prevent it.

“Most researchers agree that bullying isan intent to cause harm,” said MicheleGarofalo, Ed.D., chair of the Department ofCounseling and school counseling programdirector at Marymount University in Arling-ton. She is an expert in bullying, adoles-cent stress and character education.

Educators describe bullying as unwanted,aggressive behavior that is repeated andoccurs where there is an imbalance ofpower, either real or perceived.

However, it’s important to know the dif-ference between teasing, exchanges be-tween two people who simply don’t likeeach other, and outright bullying.

“Teasing can be hurtful, but the intentionmay not be to cause harm and an imbal-ance of power might not be there,” saidGarofalo, who also has a private therapypractice.

When offering in-the-moment strategies

for addressing bullies, Garofalo says children’s well-being comes first. “Most importantly, students shouldconsider their safety,” she said. “If they feel they arein danger, they should quickly leave the area and goto a safe place and tell an adult — school counselor,

teacher, administrator, parent. Students should notstay and fight back.”

Bullying is most likely to peak in sixth throughninth grades. “The early teen years is when itemerges, when there is a lot of identity development,”said Amy Best, Ph.D., chair of the Department of So-ciology and Anthropology at George Mason Univer-sity in Fairfax. Her research focuses on the study ofyouth identity formation, youth well-being and so-cial inequalities. “Peer groups assume much greaterimportance for kids and kids are more self awarethan they had been previously.

There’s not a lot of cross-gender or cross-race bul-lying.”

If parents suspect a child has fallen victim to bul-lying, it helps if they already have open lines of com-munication and their kids feel comfortable talking

Back to School: Local educators offer advicefor parents on how to deal with bullying asschool resumes.

Ending Bullying

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A new phone app called Know Bullyingoffers prompts for starting conversationsabout bullying, as well as warning signsand tips on dealing with the issue.

See Ending Bullying, Page 10

“If parents suspect a childhas fallen victim to bullying,it helps if they already haveopen lines of communicationand their kids feelcomfortable talking to them.”— Amy Best, chair, Department of Sociologyand Anthropology, George Mason University

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to them. An effective dialogueis crucial when it comes to ad-dressing the problem.

“The hard part is when kidsdon’t want to talk about it, butparents should have on-going con-versations with their kids,” saidBest. “It’s useful to be able to cre-ate spaces where kids feel comfort-able sharing.”

ONE ROADBLOCK to assessinga potential bullying situation iswhen a child is reluctant to shareor talk. Unfortunately, this is par-ticularly common among thesame age group most susceptibleto bullying. “Yes and no questionswon’t glean the best information,”said Lauren Keller, Lower andMiddle School counselor at BullisSchool in Potomac, Md. “Instead,parents should ask questionsabout relationships and times ofday, such as: ‘Who did you sit withat lunch? What did you do dur-ing recess and who were youwith? Is there anyone you wouldlike to make plans with for thisweekend?’”

A new phone app comes to theaid of parents who might find ini-tiating a conversation with theirchildren daunting. It’s called KnowBullying, and it offers conversationprompts, tips for preventing bul-lying and warning signs that achild might be a victim or a bully.

Local school districts and privateschools have anti-bullying policiesand plans in place. St. Stephen’s& St. Agnes School in Alexandriahosts groups such as Lunch Bunchand Courageous Conversations,which are forums where “studentscan talk candidly … about theirdaily hopes and challenges,” saidLinda Stratton, director of commu-nications at the school. “Thesegroups also take leadership in fos-tering a community of respect.”

Experts also urge parents to con-tact school counselors, administra-tors and classroom teachers to re-port bullying and to obtain moreinformation. “If parents believetheir child is a victim, they shouldconsult the school counselor ormental health professional whocan work with the child to exam-ine feelings and come up withstrategies to help the child cope,”said Garofalo, who also advisesparents to be vigilant for signs ofdepression, anxiety and suicidalideation.

If any of those danger signs ap-pear, they should immediatelycontact a mental health profes-sional for assessment and counsel-ing.

If parents find it necessary tocontact their child’s school, theapproach is important, and expertssuggest sticking with specifics. “La-bels are often unhealthy in somecases. Parents and other adultswould do well to address the be-havior in front of them,” said Pe-ter Braverman, founder of the edu-cation group ARC Professional De-velopment in Bethesda, Md.

“As a teacher or administrator,if you say, ‘Josh is a bully,’ I can’tdo anything about it, but if you say,‘Every time my son walks intoSpanish class, Josh dumps hisnotebook on the floor,’” then I canaddress it.”

AVOIDING LABELS also helpswhen confronting the child who issuspected of bullying. “One of thefirst things we hear from studentsis that they shut off when theyhear the word ‘bully,’” said ErinO’Malley, dean of student servicesat Bishop O’Connell High Schoolin Arlington. “And we want the stu-dents to listen to us.”

“Most kids don’t want to be bul-lies,” added Braverman. “Address-ing specific actions and behaviorsallows the kid to think, ‘I’m a goodperson and I can modify these be-haviors.’ As an administrator, Ihave no problem calling your par-ents at work and telling them tocome and pick you up. I’ll help youchange your behavior in any wayI can, but if you do it again, you’regoing home.”

Additionally, it is good for adultsto focus on all parties involved inbullying. “There are three actors:the bully, the victim and the by-standers,” Braverman continued.“The great irony is the bystandersare the ones who hold all thepower.”

Braverman knows this from ex-perience. “The best class I evergraduated in 8th grade was theworst class I had in 6th grade.There were two boys in the classand for years one bullied the other,and one day one it stopped when[the victim] stood up to [thebully]. He got other kids to standwith him while he did it. If a pow-erful bystander stands next to thevictim, the problem would stopimmediately.”

Garofalo is about to embark ona research project to study the roleof bystanders in bullying situa-tions.

Parents can also turn bullyingsituations into teaching opportu-nities, says Best. “Learning to dealwith conflict and confrontingproblems are important life skills.Listen to kids first and then mapout a plan of action.”

Ending Bullying

By David Siegel

The Connection

“There is nothing like it anywhereelse in the region,” said RickDavis, dean, George MasonUniversity, College of Visual and

Performing Arts describing the upcoming ARTSby George! Gala evening.

With great art, great student performances, and“a headliner performance in the Concert Hall byone of the great musical theater artists of our time,Bernadette Peters, there is nothing like it anywhereelse in the region,” added Davis.

The Gala funds scholarships and provides en-hanced funding for the entire Great Performancesseason at Mason; full ofeye-opening entertain-ment and inspiration foraudiences.

“ARTS by George!scholarships help Masonstudents create as theylearn,” said ÁngelCabrera, Mason presi-dent. “These studentsflourish at Mason and goon to contribute to theirfield nationally and in-ternationally.”

This year’s event is co-chaired by JosephCatalano, vice president of Sandy Spring Bank.Catalano noted that “ARTS by George!” is “a bigpart of the fabric of Northern Virginia, providingnot only an opportunity for people to see the trea-sure we have in Mason but for our very talented,dedicated students to perform before audiencesin a special evening.” He invited first-timers tojoin the festivities.

The funds raised for scholarships give Masonstudents opportunities that might not be other-wise available. “The scholarship made my returnto school possible for my degree in arts manage-ment,” said graduate student Megan Merchant. “Ihave received practical experiences and an un-

derstanding of what leadership in the arts re-quires,” noted Merchant.

In an interview, multi-Tony Award recipientBernadette Peters spoke of the importance andvalue of supporting the arts and students throughevents such as “ARTS by George!”

“We want to encourage young people to be cre-ative.” She promised “an evening’s journey to beentertained” as she “expresses the emotions ineach song; capturing the moment” with a widerange of numbers written by Rodgers andHammerstein, Stephen Sondheim and many more.And perhaps some unexpected sultry songs thatwill flood the audience with fond memories.

Peters will be accompanied by members of therenowned U.S. Marine Band for some of her num-bers. Peters may also chat about matters beyondmusic. She is an author of children’s books in-cluding the recent “Stella and Charlie: FriendsForever,” a tale about two shelter dogs who be-come “BFFs.”

“ARTS by George!” Gala FeaturesBroadway Superstar Bernadette Peters

Where and When“ARTS by George!” at George Mason University, 4400

University Drive, Fairfax. Gala is Sept. 26, starting at 5p.m. Events and performances at Center for the Arts andde Laski Performing Arts Building and the “ARTS byGeorge!” tent located next to the performing artsbuilding. Tickets for “ARTS by George!” (includesstudent showcases, food, beverages, Bernadette Petersgala concert; with champagne and dessert receptiononstage) are $250/person. Call 703-993-4188 or visitwww.artsbygeorge.gmu.edu to order tickets and/orinquire about sponsorship opportunities and benefits.Tickets only for the performance by Bernadette Peters inthe Concert Hall are $60-$100. Visit www.cfa.gmu.eduor call 703-993-2797.

“ARTS by George!” Schedule5 -7:30 p.m. - Showcases in visual arts, music, dance,

theater, computer game design, film and video studies,arts management throughout the de Laski PerformingArts Building.

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Fairfax County NAACP FreedomFund Awards Banquet. 1-5 p.m.Waterford Springfield, 6715Commerce Street, Springfield. EricBroyles, co-author of “Encounterswith the Police: A Black Man’s Guideto Survival” will be the eventspeaker. There will be book signingand books available for purchase. Seethe author discussing his book in aTV interview. www.fairfaxnaacp.org.

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Irving Middle School Barker Hall,8100 Old Keene Mill, Springfield.Ten ways to stop defiance, disrespectand yelling. Free parent workshoppresented by Kirk and Casey Martin.

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After falling behind multiple timesin the first set, the Chantilly vol-leyball team scored five of thefinal six points to win the opener

against Lake Braddock on Sept. 10.With Chantilly having grabbed momen-

tum, junior Julia Recto did her part to en-sure the Chargers remained undefeated.

Chantilly won the first two sets, Rectototaled 21 kills and the Chargers cruised toa 3-1 (25-23, 25-14, 18-25, 25-16) victoryat Lake Braddock Secondary School.

BOTH TEAMS entered Thursday’s actionunbeaten in best-of-five matches. It wasChantilly that emerged with a 4-0 record,thanks in part to the performance of Recto,who put away eight kills in the fourth andfinal set.

“Julia is one of our go-to players,”Chantilly head coach Charles Ezigbo said.“She’s one of those quiet people who justdoes what you tell her all the time. As aplayer, she’s really good, the girls respondto her and [she is] very coachable. I’m re-ally happy to have her.”

Lake Braddock fell to 3-1.Standing 5 feet 9, Recto is not exception-

ally tall, but Ezigbo said her timing and fastarm swing help her to be a dangerous hit-ter.

“It’s more technique than anything,” hesaid.

With Chantilly leading 14-13 in the fourthset, Recto put down three consecutive killsto help the Chargers pull away.

“I really make sure that I get my timingright,” said Recto, a third-year varsity player,“and I do a lot of conditioning to make surethat I can out-jump the other blockers andmake sure I can get there fast enough andbeat them to the net.”

Chantilly junior Milleysha Molina finishedwith seven kills and junior Brynn Feighery

had four. Sophomores Alexa Carlisle andKaterina Bagatska each had two blocks, andFeighery and Recto each had one. SeniorEmily Sciorra had three aces, and Molina,Recto and junior Julia Kim each had one.

“I think we’re doing really well,” Rectosaid about Chantilly’s 4-0 start. “We stillhave a lot of work to do but we have a lotof potential to be even better than we weretonight.”

Thursday’s match might have had a dif-ferent outcome if Lake Braddock was ableto close out the opening set. The Bruins led22-20, but scored just one of the final sixpoints.

After a Lake Braddock attack errorbrought Chantilly within one, Bagatska pro-duced a kill and a block to give the Charg-ers a 23-22 lead. A Chantilly service errortied the score at 23, but the Chargers se-cured the set with a kill by Feighery and anace from Molina.

“This game is all about momentum andwhen that happened I think we started feel-

ing a little bit more within our game,”Ezigbo said. “We just weren’t playing reallywell earlier. … They basically took us outof our game so we had to get back into thegame and I think that run kind of gave usour confidence back a little bit.”

Lake Braddock head coach Aubrey Eatonsaid the Bruins’ miscues played a significantrole in the outcome.

“I don’t think Chantilly did anything, Ithink we did it to ourselves,” Eaton said.“Give them all the credit, of course, becausethey won that set, but I really believe thatwas on us, that we just basically allowedChantilly to get back in the match. Maybeit did swing momentum that way, but I feltlike we had control and then we let themget control again.”

Katie Hibner, a 5-foot-8 sophomore out-side hitter, led Lake Braddock with 13 kills,including 10 in the third and fourth sets.

“Katie Hibner was excellent tonight,”Eaton said. “She always takes a little while

to warm up to the game and you just haveto go through that … but once she gets go-ing, she really does get going.”

Senior middle blocker Faith Briden hadfive kills, two blocks, one block assist andtwo aces. Senior right side Miranda CortezVerano had five kills, one solo block andone block assist. Junior defensive specialistDanielle Beirman had two aces.

Eaton said senior libero Tara Wulf, andjunior setters Grace Bergan and Maddy Sitaplayed well for the Bruins.

Chantilly will travel to face defending 6ANorth region champion Madison at 7:15p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17.

LAKE BRADDOCK will travel to faceFairfax at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 21.

“I think that what we showed today wasthat we could play with the big girls and I’mlooking forward to more of that,” Eaton said.“I think we’ll be real contenders in our con-ference and then also in the region, as well.”

Sophomore Hibnerleads Bruins with13 kills.

Lake Braddock Volleyball Falls Short Against Chantilly

“Katie Hibner was excellent tonight.She always takes a little while to warmup to the game and you just have to gothrough that … but once she getsgoing, she really does get going.”

— Lake Braddock volleyball coach Aubrey Eaton

Chantilly junior Julia Recto tallied 21 kills during theChargers’ 3-1 victory over Lake Braddock on Sept. 10.

Lake Braddock’s Miranda Cortez Verano (11) andHannah Arthur (10) attempt to block Chantilly’sMilleysha Molina.

Sophomore outside hitter Katie Hibner led Lake Braddock with 13 killsduring the Bruins’ match against Chantilly on Sept. 10.

Photos by Craig Sterbutzel/The Connection

Lake Braddock senior Faith Briden looks for a kill against two Chantillyblockers.

Springfield Connection Sports Editor Jon Roetman



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to hear, they needed to be listened to,”Hyland continued.

Before beginning the forum, commissionchairman Michael Hershman called on Useof Force subcommittee chairman PhilNiedzielski-Eichner to review the group’sfinal recommendations to the full commis-sion.

Niedzielski-Eichner explained that thesubcommittee’s work was “substantiallyaugmented and facilitated” by a June 2015report from the Police Executive ResearchForum that included 71 recommendationsfor policy changes.

Among its 40 recommendations, the sub-committee called for a more clear and con-cise use of force policy, the collection andmaintenance of “robust demographic dataon all detentions and use of force,” limitingthe use of SWAT “and other advanced tac-tics,” the employment of body cameras to

record interactions with the public and es-tablishing independent oversight of thepolice department.

Another recommendation proposed thatMobile Crisis Units for individuals experi-encing a mental health crisis be expandedwith three additional units.

SPEAKERS at the public forum who ad-dressed the report were generally support-ive of its recommendations, with the excep-tion of its additional item that all policeofficers carry tasers on their person whileon duty.

More information and materials from thepolice practices review commission areavailable online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policecommission.

The next meeting will be held Oct. 8 at7:30 p.m. at the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter, 12000 Government Center Parkwayin Fairfax.

Early on Sept. 9, Fairfax County Po-lice announced through Twitter thatofficers had responded to the report

of a dead body on the 9500 block ofCrosspointe Drive.

A 60-year-old dead man was located andan investigation started.

In their statement, police said that whilethe investigation is continuing, they haven’tseen anything suspicious about the incidentor have to think there’s a public safetythreat.

— Tim Peterson

Investigation Continues forDead Body in Fairfax Station

A dead man was foundearly in the morning on

Crosspointe Drive in FairfaxStation on Sept. 9.

Photo courtesy of

Fairfax County Police Department

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FRIDAY/SEPT. 18Prospective Members Meeting. 7 p.m.

GlowGolf, 8430 Old Keene Mill Court,Springfield. All members of the community age18 or older are invited to attend these events;children are also welcome when accompaniedby a parent or guardian. Kiwanis International isa global organization of members dedicated toserving the children of the world. Kiwanis andits family of clubs at all age levels —nearly600,000 members strong—annually raise morethan $100 million and dedicate more than 18million volunteer hours to strengthencommunities and serve children.

SATURDAY/SEPT. 19Homicidal Holidays. 2 p.m. Kingstowne Library,

6500 Landsdowne Centre, Alexandria. Ever feelhomicidal at the holidays? Several authors fromthe multiple award-nominated mysteryanthology Chesapeake Crimes: Homicidal

Holidays will appear on a panel to discuss thecraft of writing crime short stories and how theyuse holidays in their writing.

Saturday Morning Coffee with Del. DavidBulova. 8:30-10 a.m. Main Street Bagel, 10268Main Street, Fairfax. Constituents are invited totalk about issues of interest and to ask questionsabout legislation affecting our community. Theformat is casual and no appointment is needed.

EKG Screenings. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. George MasonUniversity, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. FreeEKG screenings to area teens at the Recreationand Athletic Complex (RAC). These screeningsare a vital and free precaution that can helpprotect Fairfax’s students and athletes.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 20The 32st Annual Infant Toddler Family Day

Care Provider Appreciation Celebration.1-3 p.m. PJ Skidoos Restaurant, 9908 FairfaxBlvd., Fairfax. Infant Toddler Family Day Care(ITFDC), a non-profit organization providingchild care resource and referral services inNorthern Virginia, will celebrate its 32nd

anniversary. ITFDC services and supports earlychild care educators who provide high qualitychild care throughout Northern Virginia.

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