{"id":1179,"date":"2008-01-16T17:01:13","date_gmt":"2008-01-16T17:01:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-01-16T17:01:13","modified_gmt":"2008-01-16T17:01:13","slug":"kentucky-examines-its-options-against-school-bullying-one-republican-fears-protections-would-increase-aberrant-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2008\/01\/kentucky-examines-its-options-against-school-bullying-one-republican-fears-protections-would-increase-aberrant-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky examines its options against school bullying.  One Republican fears protections would increase &#8220;aberrant behavior&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The AP reports that some Kentucky legislators want an anti-bullying bill for their schools.<\/p>\n<p>The House Education Committee unanimously approved such a resolution, but conservative Senate President David Williams is concerned that the bill could be &#8211; in his words &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/471\/story\/287904.html\" target=\"_blank\">an excuse for the addition of curriculum dealing with aberrant behavior<\/a>.&#8221;  Williams admits he has not yet read the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The gay rights group &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commonwealth-equality.org\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kentucky Equality Federation<\/a> &#8211; is a major supporter of the effort.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/uncategorized\/teachers-say-gay-teens-need-to-be-protected-new-jersey-examines-current-legislation-regarding-harassment-in-it-s-high-schools\/\">New Jersey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/uncategorized\/a-story-to-start-the-new-year-openly-gay-teen-is-begged-to-return-after-he-drops-out-of-school-due-to-excessive-bullying\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/uncategorized\/the-daughter-of-a-massachusetts-lesbian-is-abused-and-threatened-at-school-after-she-tells-classmates-about-her-family\/\">Massachusetts<\/a> are analyzing their school environments for homophobic behavior.  California sent shock waves throughout the region when it enacted the <a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/uncategorized\/sb-777-spreads-fear-among-extreme-right-wing-afraid-california-will-erase-mom-and-dad-from-school-texts\/\">Student Civil Rights Bill<\/a>.  And recently, an entire school in <a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/uncategorized\/students-show-support-for-bullied-classmate-pink-clothes-are-now-the-rage-at-one-nova-scotia-high-school\/\">Nova Scotia<\/a> showed its support for a bullied classmate by wearing pink t-shirts to classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AP reports that some Kentucky legislators want an anti-bullying bill for their schools. 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