BBMS students enjoy purposeful film festival

The pursuit of excellence doesn’t stop with quarterly report cards and test scores. The Blind Brook-Rye UFSD and community knows that quality of character is as important in the growth of every student as curriculum, which is why the Student Advocacy Council organized the No Place for Hate Film Festival. Students chose short films to engender discussion about issues like respect and bullying. 

The short film “Lunch Box Moment” shared the stories of Asian-American students who were ridiculed when the lunch in their lunchbox wasn’t like what everyone else in the lunch room was eating. Students empathized with the interviewees and shared the thoughts that they had on the short film as a class. The middle school students showed a level of emotional intelligence far beyond their years as they discussed how such isolating, cruel behavior could be avoided 

“It’s not just rude to see someone get bullied for their food and their lifestyle, it’s heart breaking,” said middle school student Stefan B. “The food that our families eat is part of who we are.”

This was the second such event organized by the growing Student Advocacy Council. Blind Brook-Rye Middle School is aiming to officially become a No Place for Hate school to help build up our school as a home of learning and respect.