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Minnesota Senate approves anti-bullying bill
Pioneer Press ^
| 4-3-14
| Christopher Magan
Posted on 04/03/2014 8:09:16 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
After considering 15 amendments and more than five hours of debate Thursday, state Senators approved a bill to strengthen bullying prevention in Minnesota schools.
The Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act was approved with a 36-31 vote, mostly along party lines. The measure greatly expands Minnesota anti-bullying law that is now just 37 words.
It was a hard-fought victory, said State Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, the bill's primary sponsor.
"I'm very, very happy right now," Dibble said after the vote. "It's been a long road. It has been a decade in the making trying to convince people that this problem is real."
The bill still has to clear another hurdle before it becomes law. House members, who approved the bill last year, must agree with changes made in the Senate before it can be sent to Gov. Mark Dayton for his signature.
Members of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and their supporters have said passing bullying prevention legislation was a top priority for this legislative session.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: bullying; gayagenda; homosexualagenda; schools
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To: TurboZamboni
Too bad “bullying” now is simply disagreeing with a leftist, or expressing any opinion contrary to left wing sensibility.
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:10:38 PM PDT
by
Tea Party Terrorist
(Why work for a living when you can vote for a living?)
To: TurboZamboni
I’m really disappointed to see this.
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:11:05 PM PDT
by
MNGal
To: Tea Party Terrorist
Ayup, this sounds like it is just begging to get misused against some “overly conservative” kid.
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:11:47 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: MNGal
Bullying is going on... liberal bullying.
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:12:26 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Tea Party Terrorist
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:13:50 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
To: TurboZamboni
Well, I’m glad we finally solved that problem.
Don’t these busybodies have anything better to do?
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:14:56 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: TurboZamboni
But a glance at the bill raises troubling questions. Why doesnt it protect all children equally, instead of singling out for favored treatment children of protected classes, such as race, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression? Why are traditional victims of bullying, like kids who are timid or viewed as nerds, invisible in this bill?
If I were a timid nerd I would be up in arms. It is WORSE than useless!
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:15:02 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Tea Party Terrorist
>>Too bad bullying now is simply disagreeing with a leftist, or expressing any opinion contrary to left wing sensibility.<<
It is easily defined.
It is being “Bossy.”
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:15:17 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
To: TurboZamboni
Is there a Minnesota list?
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:18:40 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: smokingfrog
don’t worry. the dems are also working on banning the scourge of e-cigs.
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:21:29 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
To: HiTech RedNeck
yeah. not sure if it’s still run by MPLSSteve.
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:22:14 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
To: MplsSteve
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:22:34 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: TurboZamboni
We could do away with most bullying by getting rid of government schools. If schools had to please parents, they would care what happens to students. Bureaucrats don’t give a rat’s whisker. It’s all about keeping up appearances and not making waves.
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:23:45 PM PDT
by
Pining_4_TX
(All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
To: TurboZamboni
the scourge of e-cigs -- and second-hand water vapor...
Oh, the humanity!
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:24:02 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: freedumb2003
The primary engine behind the “Safe Schools” bill is OutFront Minnesota, the state’s largest LGBT advocacy group. OutFront’s legal director was a member of Gov. Mark Dayton’s 2012 Task Force on the Prevention of School Bullying, which gave rise to this bill, and its leadership directs the “Safe Schools for All Coalition.”
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:26:41 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
To: smokingfrog
damn you water vapor exhaling evil frogs!
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:27:10 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
To: TurboZamboni
Timid nerds unite. Gays are getting in your face and now they are proposing you can’t do squat about it.
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:29:08 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: TurboZamboni
Can’t make fun of Norwegians?
To: artichokegrower
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posted on
04/03/2014 8:38:10 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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