Today when I was searching for an article to base my post on I came about an interesting article on bullying of disabled children. The article discussed how the Department of Education is trying to crack down on the bullying issues that they have been having at their schools on a daily basis. Congress has stepped in and has been working together on a huge controversy known as the "Washington's War on Bullying." Their has been a new bill brought forth that is aimed at kids that have disabilities and are getting bullied at school as well as over the Internet. Jackie Spier who is a California Democrat has put forth a bill that introduces requirements for schools to report incidents of bullying against children diagnosed with conditions such as Down syndrome and Aspergers to the Federal Government. The bill is also requiring that all of the anti-bullying programs that are supported by Federal Government need to be used to focus on bullying of disabled children.
My first reaction when reading this article was that it is about time that the Federal Government takes some steps to cut down on some bullying. I see kids everyday being put down of their mental disabilities. It is not there fault that they have to live with a disability all of there life. They don't need someone making fun of them everyday for the problems that they have to deal with for the rest of their lives. I am so happy to see that their has been a bill put forth that are going to report cases of bullying! It is about time!
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