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The bill (A3466) would require training for most public school employees on how to spot bullying and mandate that all districts form “school safety teams” to review complaints.
Superintendents would have to report incidents of bullying to the state Board of Education, which would grade schools and districts on their efforts to combat it… The bill, in the works for almost a year, gained publicity and momentum after the suicide of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi, whose roommate streamed a romantic encounter between him and another man over the internet. But the bill only has one provision relating to higher education, requiring public colleges and universities to include a policy on bullying in its code of conduct.
The violet is the state flower of New Jersey.
Today is Spirit Day in remembrance of all those who have been bullied, beaten or even lost their lives for being “different.” Wear purple today and tell someone you love, “Fuck yeah, you’re amazing just the way you are!”
New Jersey state senator John A. Girgenti, the leading Democratic opponent of marriage equality, lost almost 75% of his town committee members in Tuesday’s election. Gay advocates, stung by the defeat of the marriage equality bill this year, won the seats in the northern part of the state.
According to the Bergen Record, “In the Passaic County borough of Hawthorne, a major coup occurred. Democratic state Sen. John A. Girgenti was walloped in his home town. He was backing a 26-person slate for Hawthorne Democratic Committee; 19 of his people were defeated. The big winner was Jeff Gardner, a vice chairman of Garden State Equality. His slate won the 19 seats.”
Gardner attributed his win not to the marriage equality issue, but to the fact that voters view Girgenti as out of touch. Even so, the veteran politician’s loss could presage an election defeat in 2011, the year that marriage equality advocates pledged to target Girgenti, according to the Record.
The Day of Silence is today, April 16th!
For today’s Student Voices column, Arny, from Lodi, New Jersey, explains how he and fellow students view the Day of Silence as a way to address the particular hurdles that LGBT students of color face, and how students can participate in the Day of Silence to raise awareness about biased-based discrimination and violence of many different kinds. Thanks, Arny!
