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School district suspends students as a ressult of Jamey Rodemeyer bullying
EAST AMHERST, N.Y. — The Williamsville Central School District concluded its investigation into the Jamey Rodemeyer case last week by suspending some North High School students after Amherst police closed their criminal investigation Nov. 22 without filing charges.
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Tell Me, Christian, That You Hear This Boy
Evangelical, fundamentalist Christians — by which I mean, specifically, Christians who believe that being gay is a moral abomination, an appalling affront to God — talk to me, please, about this kid…
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Minnesota governor announces task force to address bullying in state’s schools
ST. PAUL Minn. — Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has announced he will name a 15-member task force to study the best methods used nationwide as state officials confront the problem of bullying in Minnesota’s schools.
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Michigan Senate passes anti-bullying bill without religious exemptions
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan state Senate on Tuesday dropped it’s “license to bully” bill, and instead passed a House version of the bill that stripped religious exemptions and that would require anti-bullying policies in the state’s public schools.
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Police: No criminal charges relating to Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide
Police in Amhert, N.Y. on Tuesday announced there would be no charges filed against the bullies who allegedly drove 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer to commit suicide on Sept. 18.
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Student Non-Discrimination Act needed to protect LGBT students from bullying
It’s essential that the Student Non Discrimination Act becomes part of Elementary and Secondary Education re-Authorization Act (ESEA) when it comes for vote in the Senate. It will expand the protection from bullying based on: religion, sex, national origin and disabilities to include protection for sexual orientation and gender identity for LGBT students.
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Michigan House strips exceptions from anti-bullying bill, sends it back to Senate
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan House of Representative this week passed its own version of the anti-bullying bill, removing the controversial language inserted by Senate Republicans that allowed for exceptions to the law for “a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction.”
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Michigan’s children speak out against Republican pro-bullying legislation
Michigan state Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) is leading the fight against against GOP efforts to create a “license to bully” that gives kids the ability to bully based on “religious or moral convictions.”
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Erie County legislators propose cyber-bullying laws in wake of teen’s suicide
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tired of waiting for Albany lawmakers to toughen the state’s anti-bullying laws, two Erie County legislators have proposed making cyber-bullying a misdemeanor.
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West Virginia considering LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying measure
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – A proposed anti-bullying policy for schools in West Virginia is drawing praise and criticism for acknowledging — for the first time — that sexual orientation and gender identity are common reasons for harassment.