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Mental health resources, not new laws, best way to respond to bullying deaths

Several Democrats think bullies at Texas schools can be deterred, reports the Houston Chronicle, by new state laws requiring expanded training and incident reporting. To me, the idea that more legislation will limit school bullying amounts to hubris intermixed with folly.Already, reports the Chronicle, "Texas law mandates that schools prohibit bullying and harassment in their student code of conduct. It also allows victims of bullying to transfer to other schools." The statutes suggested by Democrats confuse activity with achievement. Until we can do something that actually helps the problem - like improving youth access to mental health services with expanded resources - I see little benefit from passing a raft of do-nothing legislation named after dead youth or prosecuting other kids or parents when a young person takes their own life...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 11, 2010 (boomark / email).