I received an email from the Center for People in Need today. The email referenced the anti-bullying bill in the Nebraska Legislature. Many of you are familiar with the bill, and familiar with State Senator Philip Erdman’s attempt to derail it. I’ve included the email below, and some other stuff.
PLEASE STOP ATTEMPT TO GUT ANTI-BULLYING BILL (LB205) ACTION ALERT
ISSUE: LB205 requires each school district to develop and adopt a policy concerning bullying prevention and education for all students. The bill is on General File (First Reading) and rapidly moving up on the agenda.
PROBLEM: Sen. Philip Erdman of Bayard (Dist. #47) is attempting to render LB205 useless. He initially filed a kill motion on the bill which he has withdrawn. He now is proposing an amendment which would eliminate the definition of bullying and the requirement for schools to have bullying policies. His proposal simply would add bullying to the existing code of conduct while removing disciplinary action.
ACTION: Please send a message to State Senators as soon as possible. Ask them (1) to reject Sen. Erdman’s amendment (AM337) or any other attempt to kill or water down the bill, and (2) to vote in support of LB205.
GENERAL MESSAGE: I urge you to reject attempts to kill or weaken the provisions of LB205, the anti-school bullying bill. Please support the bill in its current form. Thank you.