posted by: Robin Marty 1 day ago
Minnesota Senator Al Franken has made it a mission to see that the bullying of GLBT students stop. His latest effort? A push for an anti-bullying bill in the lame duck session.
Via Andy Birkey at The Colu.mn:
Franken is pressing Congress to pass the SNDA during the lame duck session. The bill faces stiff opposition from the religious right.
Via Andy Birkey at The Colu.mn:
Sen. Al Franken urged Congress to pass strong anti-bullying protections for LGBT students at a press conference on Thursday. Franken is the author of the Student Non-Discrimination Act which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to existing school civil rights laws. Franken was joined by Tammy Aaberg whose son Justin took his own life in July.
“Right now not all LGBT kids are getting a fair shake at a public school education and that’s because most LGBT kids are bullied. Sometimes these kids do the unthinkable and tragically take their own lives,” said Franken. “We are failing our kids by sending them to schools where they don’t feel safe."That’s why I’ve sponsored the Student Non-Discrimination Act in the senate. This bill would give LGBT kids the same civil rights protections against harassment and bullying as other kids that applies to other students on the basis of race, sex, religion disability and national origin.”
“Right now not all LGBT kids are getting a fair shake at a public school education and that’s because most LGBT kids are bullied. Sometimes these kids do the unthinkable and tragically take their own lives,” said Franken. “We are failing our kids by sending them to schools where they don’t feel safe."That’s why I’ve sponsored the Student Non-Discrimination Act in the senate. This bill would give LGBT kids the same civil rights protections against harassment and bullying as other kids that applies to other students on the basis of race, sex, religion disability and national origin.”
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