GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders Applauds Court Ruling Applying 'Emotional Harm' Protections in Massachusetts Anti-Bullying Law
December 02, 2021
December 02, 2021
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 (TNSPol) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021:
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a ruling affirming the inclusion of "emotional harm" in the definition of bullying in Massachusetts' anti-bullying law. The ruling in Doe v. Hopkinton Public Schools preserves important statutory protections for addressing one of the principal effects of bullying: the long-ter . . .
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a ruling affirming the inclusion of "emotional harm" in the definition of bullying in Massachusetts' anti-bullying law. The ruling in Doe v. Hopkinton Public Schools preserves important statutory protections for addressing one of the principal effects of bullying: the long-ter . . .