Maine vs. Cyberbullies
A pair of bills that target cyberbullying are moving through Maine’s state legislature, but getting pushback from Republicans who have been lobbied by the Christian Civic League of Maine, saying the bill was the product of the “gay agenda” and could infringe on students’ free speech rights. In other words, this Christian organization and the GOP members it has seduced are taking a stand FOR bullying the state’s LGBT youth.
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January 9, 2012
Advocates hope lawmakers consider victims while weighing bullying bills
By Steve Mistler, Sun JournalAUGUSTA — As the Legislature’s Education Committee took another crack at a pair of anti-bullying bills that could increase civil penalties and create new mandates for school districts, one of the proposal’s sponsors on Monday urged lawmakers not to assign labels to victims.
“The scope of bullying is wide and long,” Rep. Terry Morrison, D-South Portland, said. “It’s not just narrowed to the (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.”
Lawmakers may have more technical considerations as they weigh the two proposals. However, Morrison’s comments provide some background about the politics that played into the bill getting carried over from last year. Read more ›