Subject: strictly fyi: federal & state legislation, sexual harassment survey, school sit-in, Lady Gaga foundation, and more |
From: Corey Bernstein ~ Safe Schools Coalition <corey@safeschoolscoalition.org> |
Date: 11/8/2011 7:47 AM |
To: NEWS@safeschoolscoalition.org |
Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:
(1a) Fight Against Bullying Moves to Congress
(1b) LGBT groups withhold support from
education bill
(2) Concern over 'act less gay' anti-bullying
advice
(3) Lady Gaga starts foundation to
fight bullying, empower youth
(4) Hate messages flood school with
lesbian homecoming king and queen
(5) 300 students support Essex
[Vermont] student who was bullied
(6) New federal bill would defund
abstinence-only programs, include LGBT youth in sex-ed discussion
(7a) Critics blast anti-bullying law
for allowing exceptions based on religion, moral beliefs
(7b) Speaker’s office says SB 137
‘is not what final law will look like’
(8) Survey: Sexual Harassment
Pervasive in Grades 7-12
(9) West Virginia Proposed
Anti-Bullying Policy Aims To Protect LGBT Students
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(1a) Fight Against Bullying Moves to Congress
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(1b) LGBT groups withhold support from
education bill
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/11/02/lgbt-groups-withhold-support-from-education-bill/
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(2) Concern over 'act less gay' anti-bullying
advice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-15552623
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(3) Lady Gaga starts foundation to
fight bullying, empower youth
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/02/showbiz/lady-gaga-foundation/
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(4) Hate messages flood school with
lesbian homecoming king and queen
(Follow-Up to news item 3 on the
11/2/2011 email-http://www.10news.com/news/29616851/detail.html)
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(5) 300 students support Essex
[Vermont] student who was bullied
(Original story about bullying
incident: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20111103/NEWS02/111103017)
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(6) New federal bill would defund
abstinence-only programs, include LGBT youth in sex-ed discussion
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(7a) Critics blast anti-bullying law
for allowing exceptions based on religion, moral beliefs
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(7b) Speaker’s office says SB 137
‘is not what final law will look like’
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(8) Survey: Sexual Harassment
Pervasive in Grades 7-12
(The full report and an executive
summary can be found here: http://www.aauw.org/learn/research/crossingtheline.cfm)
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(9) West Virginia Proposed
Anti-Bullying Policy Aims To Protect LGBT Students
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/west-virginia-proposed-an_n_1079570.html
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