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Minnesota attorney general turns up the heat on school bullies
November 23, 2011
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Visit the Pioneer Press Website By Doug Belden
"Minnesota must toughen its anti-bullying laws after drawing national attention in recent years for incidents in its schools, Attorney General Lori Swanson said Wednesday.
"When bullying happens, oftentimes it happens and is encouraged because it happens in secret. It's not reported; it's not investigated," she said at a Capitol news conference, where she proposed legislation creating a policy on reporting bullying to authorities. Under her proposal, districts would need to adopt policies by Jan. 1, 2013, that would prohibit students from bullying and retaliating against victims or those who report bullying." Read the full story on the Pioneer Press Website.
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