For Immediate Release | Contact: Reid Cherlin | |||
September 16, 2005 | 202-225-5635 | |||
Nadler Introduces Bill to
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“The promise of free public schooling is part of what built The Antibullying Campaign Act of 2005 would:
· Authorize a $300 million matching grant program over the next four years, under which the federal government would provide grants to states to establish or carry out anti-harassment programs in either elementary or secondary schools. · Require states to protect all students against bullying, regardless of race, creed, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, in order to be eligible to receive the matching funds. · Require the Secretary of Education to conduct a four-year study concerning harassment in our public schools and report the findings to Congress annually. . |
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