The governor today renewed her call for state lawmakers to pass anti-bullying legislation.  The governor’s renewed call for action comes on the heels of new reports of teen suicides that have followed alleged or confirmed cases of bullying.  The governor, who first proposed anti-bullying legislation in 2006, said lawmakers should act when they return from their spring recess.
 
“Here in Michigan and across the nation, suicides among young people who have been subjected to bullying demonstrate the need for anti-bullying legislation,” the governor said.  “Just last month in the Upper Peninsula, a young girl committed suicide.  A contributing factor may have been alleged bullying by a classmate.  Protecting young people should be and must be our number one concern.”