In this April 29, 2010 publicity image released by MTV, students from Rancocas Valley Regional High School in Mount Holly, N.J., participate in a Challenge Day program during filming of the MTV series "If You Really Knew Me," premiering …
Updated: Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 11:43 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 11:43 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) - A new show on MTV attempts to help students look past school stereotypes.
Each episode of "If You Really Knew Me" focuses on a different school, where students go through a program called Challenge Day. They share their experiences with each other in exercises designed to cut down on bullying and gossiping.
The cameras follow five students before, during and after the program.
One student who was filmed, Leiken Poppino, says the experience "changed people for the better."
Poppino says her school, Freedom High School in Oakley, Calif., had a "miraculous change" for about a week after Challenge Day last year. After that, students who took part worked to keep the momentum going.
"If You Really Knew Me" airs Tuesdays at 11 p.m. Eastern.
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