California Legislative Panel Passes Anti-Bullying "Seth's Law."

The Bakersfield Californian (4/15, Barrientos) reports that Seth's Law, a California measure to establish "an anti-bullying system at all California schools," passed out of the California Assembly's Education Committee Wednesday. "The bill pays homage to Seth Walsh, who hanged himself in his backyard in September, partly blaming his school. His mother, Wendy Walsh, and the bill sponsors claimed Tehachapi Unified School District officials ignored complaints of bullying against Seth, and the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights stepped in to investigate the district's handling of bullying claims connected with Seth's death. That investigation is ongoing."