Advocacy Tools

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My group chose Facebook as the vehicle to bring awareness to bullying in schools.  Facebook is a terrific networking tool because it allowed us to reach a large and diverse audience in a short period of time.  

Please visit us:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Bullying-Now/269685863220151

In addition to bringing awareness, we also chose to do a petition and a letter to congress to advocate for comprehensive, universal federal anti-bully laws for all children in grades Kindergarten through grade 12.  Here's just a few of the reasons why:

• State anti-bully policy currently only apply to public schools.  All children deserve to be free from harassment and bullying.
• Existing policy varies state to state, in definitions of bullying, procedures, and the protections afforded to students.  Inconsistency is inequality.
•  The state of Montana does not have a state anti-bully policy to protect students. 
• This can be resolved with federal legislation that is comprehensive and consistent throughout the country.   Our petition can be found at: 

 http://www.change.org/p/shawn-gaylord-tell-congress-to-pass-comprehensive-universal-anti-bully-laws-for-all-children-in-grades-kindergarten-through-grade-12?share_id=wFRWxuENqM&utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition