Tagged: bullying

A Missouri House Representative is pushing for new school bullying policies. Representative Sue Allen’s House Bill 134 was heard at a public hearing this morning by the Committee for Elementary and Secondary Education.

A war over words is part of a bigger struggle between agriculture interests and their critics. Plus, a national report looks at agriculture research grants from private corporations to land grant Universities, including MU.

The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down part of a state harassment law enacted after the suicide of a St. Charles County teenager who was teased over the Internet.

The high court on Tuesday invalidated a 2008 state law defining harassment to cover anyone who "knowingly makes repeated unwanted communication to another person."

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• A Republican member of the Missouri House announces he is gay, opposes "don't say gay" legislation.
• The Missouri House passes a funding plan for veterans homes.
• Toughened anti-bullying legislation endorsed in the Missouri House.

Missouri House members have endorsed legislation requiring school districts to bolster policies against bullying.