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RALEIGH – Psychologists, teachers and parents from around North Carolina came together in Chapel Hill on Saturday to discuss what they can do to stop bullying in the classroom.

"There's been a lot of teasing; that's been the worst part,” said Brandon Garff, who was with his father, Brian Garff, at the conference this weekend. “It's really bad. It doesn't feel good. You either have to walk away or say something to someone who's doing it and make them stop."

Hundreds of concerned parents and students were at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Friday Center for the Back Off Bully conference, sponsored by the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation.

"It's absolutely a team effort,” said Brian Garff. “The teachers have to be educated, the administrators, and the parents."

Parents and educators heard from psychologists specializing in aggression during the event. Garff’s teacher, Robin Thoman, is using tools she’s learned from the program to stop bullying among her students.

"I think today's teacher is understanding that the social/emotional development of children is just as important as making sure their reading instruction is solid or their math instruction is solid,” said Thoman.

Her student hopes to take the skills he learned this weekend to stop bullies in his class.

"I hope that I can help prevent it,” said Brandon Garff. “I can go and say: 'Dude, you need to stop.'"