Panel drops LGBTs from Ohio bully bill

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Gay People's Chronicle
Anthony Glassman
http://www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories12/january/0113121.htm

Columbus--Just a few weeks after Equality Ohio sent an e‑mail to members and supporters expressing optimism for the coming year, the Ohio Senate Education Committee put forward only two-thirds of the anti-bully bill introduced by Rep. Nickie Antonio in the state House of Representatives.

The bill, which passed the committee unanimously, requires that school districts provide comprehensive anti-bullying training and provisions to protect students against "cyber-bullying."

But the part of the bill which enumerated categories upon which protections can be based--including sexual orientation and gender identity--was removed.