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Vote set for anti-bullying bill Thursday

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Vote set for anti-bullying bill Thursday

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According to OutFront Minnesota, a vote on the Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act is set for Thursday in the Senate.

The Senate’s floor session is scheduled to begin at noon on Thursday where the bill is expected to be taken up. The bill passed the House last session, and if passed by the Senate, the House will have to concur with the significant changes that have been made to the bill. Then it will go to Gov. Mark Dayton who is expected to sign it into law.

The bill has the support of a diverse range of cultural and civic groups, but is being opposed by social conservatives mainly because of the inclusion of LGBT students in the bills anti-bullying protections.

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Andy Birkey has written for a number of Minnesota and national publications. He founded Eleventh Avenue South which ran from 2002-2011, wrote for the Minnesota Independent from 2006-2011, the American Independent from 2010-2013. His writing has appeared in The Advocate, The Star Tribune, The Huffington Post, Salon, Cagle News Service, Twin Cities Daily Planet, TheUptake, Vita.mn and much more. His writing on LGBT issues, the religious right and social justice has won awards including Best Beat Reporting by the Online News Association, Best Series by the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and an honorable mention by the Sex-Positive Journalism awards.