Mich. Antibullying Bill Likely to Change - Author says people are using it for political purposes

[WillParkinson]

Mich. Antibullying Bill Likely to Change

Michigan legislators are likely to remove controversial language from an antibullying bill that appears to permit bullying if it arises from “a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction,” the Detroit Free Pressreports.

The state Senate last week approved the bill in a vote that went along party lines, Republicans for, Democrats against, but House Republican leaders appear amenable to a compromise on the divisive wording, according to the paper.

The measure would require school districts to adopt antibullying policies, but says these policies would not be construed to prohibit “a statement of a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction of a school employee, school volunteer, pupil, or a pupil’s parent or guardian.” The Free Press notes, “The intent was that if a child were to stand up in a class and say they don’t believe in homosexuality, for instance, that child would not face discipline.”

www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/11/07/Mich_Antibullying_Bill_Likely_to_Change/

[sakabatou]

1. appears to permit bullying if it arises from “a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction,

That's the main reason why the recent suicides are happening, bullying from "sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction." It's BS that they'd allow it.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

2. Michigan is FULL of BS

I'm from there and bullshit like this made me leave almost 30 years ago. Bullies and bigots have more rights than their victims.

[NMMNG]

3. "Author says people are using it for political purposes"

Gee, you think?