I was really excited about Indiana Senate Bill 538 during this legislative session. But as the midpoint of the session nears, I was really hopeful the legislature might have thought more about Billy Lucus from Greensburg when they considered enhancements to Indiana's anti-bullying law. Many of you know Billy's story, and how his life came to a tragic end after he was bullied relentlessly.
Unfortunately, the Senate Education and Career Development Committee voted three to five, rejecting the enhancement to Indiana's anti-bullying law. I wrote in an earlier post how excited I was about the proposed changes, so I hope we see another proposal soon.
Senator Tom Wyss authored the bill, and Senators Dennis Kruse, Frank Mrvan and Tim Skinner voted in favor of the proposal. Opposing SB 538 were Senators Carlin Yoder, Jim Banks, Jim Buck, Jean Leising and Scott Schneider. I hope you might take a minute to contact your representatives in the Indiana legislature and let them know you want to see Indiana have a stronger anti-bullying law. Indiana does have an existing law, but we we can do better. We can do so much better, and when we think about Billy Lucas and all the kids who experience bullying everyday, I think we can all agree on one thing: we need to do better.
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