bullying
NJ Governor Signs Antibullying Law
Thu, 2011-01-06 00:00 — AnonymousTRENTON—Gov. Chris Christie has signed a bill advocates say gives New Jersey the toughest anti-bullying law in the nation.
Christie signed the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights,
according to a press release from Garden State Equality, the state's largest gay rights organization, which advocated for the bill.
The new law is intended to eliminate loopholes in the state's first anti-bullying law, passed in 2002, that encouraged school districts to set up anti-bullying programs but did not mandate it. Read more »
NJ Senate Approves Tough Anti-Bullying Bill
Mon, 2010-11-22 00:00 — AnonymousTRENTON—The New Jersey Senate has approved an "anti-bullying bill of rights" that advocates say would be the nation's toughest. Read more »
Federal Antibullying Bill Introduced
Thu, 2010-11-18 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) today introduced the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act,
legislation that for the first time would require colleges and universities to have anti-harassment policies in place. The bills introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, also would provide funding for schools to establish or expand programs to prevent harassment of students. Read more »
NJ Anti-bullying Law Advances
Tue, 2010-11-16 00:00 — AnonymousTRENTON—Sixteen-year-old Matthew Zimmer told lawmakers at a hearing Monday on toughening New Jersey's anti-bullying law that he withdrew from his public high school to escape being tormented because he's gay. Read more »
Rutgers Bullying Case May Test NJ Privacy Law
Fri, 2010-11-05 23:00 — AnonymousHADDONFIELD, NJ—The case of a Rutgers University student who committed suicide after a roommate allegedly used a webcam to spy on his tryst with another man could pose the first legal test of a state privacy law passed in 2003. Read more »
Prosecutors Consider Bias Crime Charges After Gay NJ Teen's Suicide
Thu, 2010-09-30 23:00 — AnonymousPISCATAWAY, NJ—As prosecutors consider filing bias-crime charges against two college freshmen accused of streaming online video of a classmate's sexual encounter with another man, a huge divide has emerged between those who support the suspects and those who want to see them punished. Read more »
