http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/11/02/10bully.h31.html?tkn=XLWFYNQ5n3WpNHKPMgqfgmr%2Bpb2AOeqQbQ3V&cmp=clp-edweek&utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss
Nearly every state has its own laws addressing bullying, but now federal lawmakers are weighing legislation to protect students from bullying and harassment that would apply to every school and district in the country and could also add an explicit layer of protection for students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
As debate by the U.S. Senate education committee over a new draft of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act neared a close last month, Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota offered an impassioned plea for the law to include language specifically protecting LGBT students. The proposal has advocates for school districts worried about the flurry of potential lawsuits it could trigger.