New Jersey’s Garden State Equality (GSE) reports the “Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights,” a bill they have been working on for over a year, even before the tragic death of Tyler Clemeni, has passed the Senate 30-0, and the House 72-1, and is on its way to the governor’s desk. While no word yet on whether GOP Governor Chris Christie will sign the bill, it looks pretty veto-proof. Through a press release, GSE states that New Jersey has a slightly-higher bullying rate than the national average, and heralds this as the “most sweeping anti-bullying legislation in America.”
“As someone brutally bullied in my own youth, I can’t even begin to describe how the passage of this bill is a moment of deeply poignant, personal healing for me and thousands of others who have been bullied,” said Steven Goldstein, Chair of Garden State Equality. Â “The best revenge is to make the world a kinder place. Â This legislation will make our state a kinder, safer place for students for generations to come.”
“The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights applies to schools from kindergarten through 12th grade, strengthens New Jersey’s cyberbullying law, applies to bullying off school grounds that carries into schools, and has a section that applies to the state’s public universities.”
The New Civil Rights Movement
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