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California Working on Tough Antibullying Law

California state assemblyman Tom Ammiano expects to introduce a tough antibullying bill, one on par with legislation recently passed in New Jersey that youth advocates call the strongest of its kind. New Jersey's antibullying bill, which was signed into law last week by Republican governor Chris Christie and received bipartisan support from state lawmakers, mandates that schools have a specific point person to run antibullying programs. The law requires, among other provisions, that educators undergo training on the issue.
January 11 2011 9:59 AM EST
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