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Learning Curve

Anti-bullying bill still awaits Senate action

By Beth Hawkins | 05/16/13

The House passed an amended version that granted an exemption to private schools but allowed them to keep some $75 million a year in per-pupil state aid.

Christian Science Monitor

Long troubled by school bullying, Japan now eyes zero tolerance

By Justin McCurry | 05/10/13

Japanese responded to record numbers of severe bullying cases last year, prompting a national outcry and calls for legislation. But a proposed bill doesn’t address schools' intense culture of conformity, critics say.

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Community Voices

Church's rhetoric does not reflect changes to Safe and Supportive Schools Act

By Rep. Jim Davnie | 04/26/13

The current form of the House bill is a product of several revisions to address the concerns of stakeholders and has been fully vetted by Minnesota's attorney general.

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Learning Curve

Catholic Church ramps up opposition to Minnesota anti-bullying bill

By Beth Hawkins | 04/22/13

The Minnesota Catholic Conference calls the proposed Safe Schools legislation an “Orwellian nightmare” that would “usurp parental rights” and create “re-education camps.”

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Learning Curve

Petition seeks ouster of anti-gay activist from Anoka-Hennepin task force on bullying

By Beth Hawkins | 11/14/12

“Safe schools for all youth doesn't mean including a man with this guy's well-documented history on the task force,” wrote one petitioner, Liz Oppenheimer.

MinnClips

'Minnesota Nice?' documentary to explore bullying in Minnesota schools

By Tom Nehil | 05/02/12

From filmmaker Alec Fisher, a documentary looking at bullying in Minnesota schools.

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Community Voices

Anti-bullying efforts should build trust between students and teachers

By Brett Campbell | 03/05/12

Students know they're prohibited from bullying and that they are expected to report it. They don’t share information because a trusting relationship with an adult has not been established first.

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Rolling Stone didn't slime Michele Bachmann

By David Brauer | 02/08/12

You can argue Rolling Stone’s “Bachmann” subhead was gratuitous.

Learning Curve

Anoka-Hennepin: From 'neutrality' to proposed language underscoring respect for all

By Beth Hawkins | 01/26/12

Groups on both side of the issue were dissatisfied with a recent change in the district's neutrality policy.

Politics & Policy

Bullying gay and lesbian kids: How a school district became a suicide contagion area

By Beth Hawkins | 12/07/11

At least seven Anoka-Hennepin School District students have committed suicide, and friends and parents of bullied victims say adults at the schools knew about harassment but did nothing.