ANN ARBOR-
Stonewall Democrats, the LGBT issues branch of the University of Michigan's College Democrats, is holding a discussion called "Challenging bullying" on April 3 from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Michigan Union Pond Room.
Guest speakers include Michigan State Senator Glenn Anderson, D-6; John Austin, president of the Michigan State Board of Education; Jay McDowell, a teacher at Howell High School; Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan's LGBT Project; and Hanna Zipes, therapist at U-M Counseling and Psychological Services.
The discussion will center on how to get Sen. Anderson's anti-bullying law passed in Michigan. The law, called Matt's Law, was introduced in 2006 and both non-enumerated and enumerated (which includes LGBT-specific protections) versions have not passed through the state legislature. The event is free and open to the public.
State Senator, Howell teacher speak about bullying
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