Michigan Governor Calls For Anti-Bullying Legislation

The Michigan Messenger (4/29, Heywood) reports that as Michigna Gov. Rick Snyder (R) laid out his sweeping plans for education reform Wednesday, he "urged the state legislature to pass anti-bullying legislation, but his office declined to disclose which pieces of legislation currently pending before the legislature he supported. 'We must ensure that Michigan students' opportunities are not diminished because we fail to provide them with a safe and secure learning environment. Forty-five states already have passed laws to address the problem of bullying in schools. It is time for Michigan to join them,' Snyder said." The piece notes that the state legislature "has been struggling to approve an anti-bullying bill for a decade."