BOSTON—Anti-bullying advocates are protesting changes to the House version of a bill designed to clamp down on school bullies.
Derrek Shulman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League of New England, said the version of the bill set to be debated Thursday by House lawmakers is weaker than the version approved by the Senate last week.
He said the House version strips away key Senate provisions including mandatory reporting of bullying and cyberbullying in schools, and required training for teachers.
He said the House bill also fails to include non-public schools.
The House bill adopts other key components of the Senate bill including a ban on bullying in schools and an expanded definition of bullying to include so-called cyberbullying.
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