By Jennifer McLain, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 02/18/2008 10:54:06 PM PST

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

"On Monday, the El Monte Democrat unveiled a plan that would require tolerance classes as part of the public school curriculum. The bill would provide training for teachers, administrators and parents so they could identify, "symptoms of hate."

"When there's a death it makes you realize this could have been prevented," Eng said. "Our legislation will develop a new curriculum that teaches tolerance, offers training to teachers, and will have programs that reach out to parents."

Critics of similar legislation say that these bills provide nothing more than "flowery language." "

• Video: Mike Eng announces tolerance-promoting bill