North Carolina Senate passes anti bullying bill with gays specificly protected

[dsc]

http://twitter.com/equalitync

This bill passed the House but never got voted on in the Senate. Now it has passed the Senate so it appears we will have gay kids protected at long last. I am so happy I am close to tears.

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Awesome!

:bounce: Today is a good day for our community!

K&R!

[ThomCat]

2. Does anybody know the specifics?

What's in this bill? Does it have any teeth or is it symbolic?

[LostinVA]

4. Teeth, from what my Dad told me

[dsc]

9. It requires school districts to have enforceable policies

on the books and to deal effectively with the bullying. It does have teeth.

[LostinVA]

3. Good -- I always say that NC will get gay marriage before PA

And, the day it does, I'm moving back to NC.

This is one step towards that, and a fantastic step towards giving a class of vulnerable students LEGAL protection.

Yay 'Heels!

[Lex]

5. And if it does, after 17 years with my SO,

we'll invite you to our wedding! :hi:

[LostinVA]

7. We will be there with bells on

And then go over to the Boone and Ashevile areas and look at houses.

[BR_Parkway]

13. Come to Boone - and you'd be invited to our wedding as well

[LostinVA]

15. My parents live very close to Boone -- I love it there

I lived in Greensboro for about 12 years, Wilmington for four, and Fayettenam for one icky year.

[BR_Parkway]

16. We're actually in Blowing Rock, but more people seem to know where

Boone is

[LostinVA]

17. My parents are actually closer to Blowing Rock

But I always say "Boone," because more people DO know where that is!

[MikeE]

6. Yes!!!

:toast: :fistbump: :woohoo:

[mitchtv]

8. glad to see you're still here

go get 'm dsc

[dsc]

10. thanks we filled out post cards this year

but I was unable to attend the lobbying day.

[Duncan Grant]

11. My "k" and "r" buttons are getting a workout.

:kick:

The train has left the station in NC...

[Wednesdays]

12. K&R

:kick:

[BR_Parkway]

14. This is great