Since the death of a 13-year-old Fort Edward boy in 2015, legislators have been attempting to reform the way school administrators handle cases of bullying. Jacobe Taras, a student at Oliver W. Winch Middle School in the South Glens Falls Central School District, took his own life in 2015 after […]
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Savino-Ortiz bill would create anti-bullying hotline
Assistant Speaker Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, and Sen. Diane Savino, D-Shore Acres, have introduced a plan to establish a statewide bullying hotline to make it easier for students to report cases to authorities. The new bill (S.7834/A.9822), which is currently in the Education Committee in both houses, would create a toll-free […]