Harlem Globetrotter Orlando Melendez teaches young students about bullying prevention

Posted Jan 16, 2019
It was an exciting day at Buffalo United Charter School on Monday, January 14. Harlem Globetrotter and former North Carolina basketball player Orlando Melendez taught kindergarten through 5th graders ways to prevent bullying. He had a personal bullying story. Melendez said thta he was a small kid growing up and was picked on for wanting to play basketball. (WIVB.com)

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