This Week: Schools Kick Off Week of Respect

Tri-boro schools will begin a week-long celebration of respect Monday, with many hosting special assemblies and events centered on diversity.

For example, students will all be asked to dress their "Sunday best" Tuesday and practice manners. Teachers will vote on the student who has practiced the most politeness. On Thursday, female students and faculty members will be asked to wear blue and male students and faculty members will wear pink to demonstrate support for those students choosing a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered (GLBT) lifestyle without harassment, intimidation or bullying.

Butler High's week will be will be finished off with an assembly Friday that includes a presentation by a disabled student and a presentation by a gay student.

We will be covering some of these activities, but here's a look at what else you can find coverage on this week on Tri-Boro Patch:

1. Monday- The will be hosting a special assembly with the author of Cassandra's Angels at 2 p.m. We will be there to hear the author talk about how the main character of the book fights through negativity to find her own self-esteem.
2. Also Monday-The will be meeting at 7 p.m. in the Walter T. Bergen School library.
3. Tuesday-The will be meeting at 7 p.m. in the conference room at One Ace Road.
4. Thursday-We'll swing by to snap a few photos of the students dressed in blue and pink. Stay tuned for our gallery.
5. Also Thursday-The Kinnelon Planning Board will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. We'll be there to see what's new.
6. Saturday-The along with Frank Halat's family, will dedicate signs that will be placed on Main Street to "Frank the Barber Boulevard" after the barber who was in April. We will be covering the sign dedication.