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    (St. Paul, Minn) “We all agree that no child should be bullied. The question is, what is the best way to address it? Eliminating bullying from our schools should not be controversial, but something everyone supports; parents, students and educators alike,” said Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester). The controversial anti-bullying mandate, HF 826 (Sen. Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis) was passed with bi-partisan opposition by the Minnesota Senate on Thursday. Senator Nelson introduced a delete-all amendment to the bill during debate on the Senate floor which reflected the anti-bullying legislation she sponsored, SF2411. “Minnesota missed a great opportunity to adopt a common sense, locally-controlled, implementable, highly-rated, trusted and tested, bipartisan anti-bullying policy. It was rated A++ by the Obama administration, as well as the recommended model supported by Attorney General Lori Swanson,” she added. “While the legislation passed today will cost Minnesota taxpayers $1 million dollars per year for the new School Climate Council, the $19 million dollars annual local cost to school districts came without funding. This could be the equivalent of 400 new teachers! Superintendents in my district have expressed deep concerns about this mandate’s theft of local control, and the unnecessary burdens created by state reporting requirements. No one knows Minnesota’s students better than their parents, educators and local school boards, and I trust them to keep our kids safe,” said Senator Nelson. “Addressing bullying with a top-down, statewide initiative from St. Paul is the wrong approach. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, especially one that overrides local control and discretion to deal with local problems. Although well intended, this untested proposal is critically flawed in expected implementation. A new layer of bureaucracy within the Minnesota Department of Education was created, which will be charged with implementing and enforcing the new law. Instead of educating, our teachers will be buried under paperwork and the heavy hand of government bureaucracy. The bill passed today will tie the hands of school administrators and teachers with red tape and lawyers,” Senator Nelson, a former educator, explained.

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    (St. Paul, Minn) “We all agree that no child should be bullied. The question is, what is the best way to address it? Eliminating bullying from our schools should not be controversial, but something everyone supports; parents, students and educators alike,” said Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester). The controversial anti-bullying mandate, HF 826 (Sen. Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis) was passed with bi-partisan opposition by the Minnesota Senate on Thursday. Senator Nelson introduced a delete-all amendment to the bill during debate on the Senate floor which reflected the anti-bullying legislation she sponsored, SF2411. “Minnesota missed a great opportunity to adopt a common sense, locally-controlled, implementable, highly-rated, trusted and tested, bipartisan anti-bullying policy. It was rated A++ by the Obama administration, as well as the recommended model supported by Attorney General Lori Swanson,” she added. “While the legislation passed today will cost Minnesota taxpayers $1 million dollars per year for the new School Climate Council, the $19 million dollars annual local cost to school districts came without funding. This could be the equivalent of 400 new teachers! Superintendents in my district have expressed deep concerns about this mandate’s theft of local control, and the unnecessary burdens created by state reporting requirements. No one knows Minnesota’s students better than their parents, educators and local school boards, and I trust them to keep our kids safe,” said Senator Nelson. “Addressing bullying with a top-down, statewide initiative from St. Paul is the wrong approach. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, especially one that overrides local control and discretion to deal with local problems. Although well intended, this untested proposal is critically flawed in expected implementation. A new layer of bureaucracy within the Minnesota Department of Education was created, which will be charged with implementing and enforcing the new law. Instead of educating, our teachers will be buried under paperwork and the heavy hand of government bureaucracy. The bill passed today will tie the hands of school administrators and teachers with red tape and lawyers,” Senator Nelson, a former educator, explained.

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    (St. Paul, Minn) “We all agree that no child should be bullied. The question is, what is the best way to address it? Eliminating bullying from our schools should not be controversial, but something everyone supports; parents, students and educators alike,” said Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester). The controversial anti-bullying mandate, HF 826 (Sen. Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis) was passed with bi-partisan opposition by the Minnesota Senate on Thursday. Senator Nelson introduced a delete-all amendment to the bill during debate on the Senate floor which reflected the anti-bullying legislation she sponsored, SF2411. “Minnesota missed a great opportunity to adopt a common sense, locally-controlled, implementable, highly-rated, trusted and tested, bipartisan anti-bullying policy. It was rated A++ by the Obama administration, as well as the recommended model supported by Attorney General Lori Swanson,” she added. “While the legislation passed today will cost Minnesota taxpayers $1 million dollars per year for the new School Climate Council, the $19 million dollars annual local cost to school districts came without funding. This could be the equivalent of 400 new teachers! Superintendents in my district have expressed deep concerns about this mandate’s theft of local control, and the unnecessary burdens created by state reporting requirements. No one knows Minnesota’s students better than their parents, educators and local school boards, and I trust them to keep our kids safe,” said Senator Nelson. “Addressing bullying with a top-down, statewide initiative from St. Paul is the wrong approach. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, especially one that overrides local control and discretion to deal with local problems. Although well intended, this untested proposal is critically flawed in expected implementation. A new layer of bureaucracy within the Minnesota Department of Education was created, which will be charged with implementing and enforcing the new law. Instead of educating, our teachers will be buried under paperwork and the heavy hand of government bureaucracy. The bill passed today will tie the hands of school administrators and teachers with red tape and lawyers,” Senator Nelson, a former educator, explained.

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    Senator Carla Nelson


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    April 3, 2014 For Immediate Release

    Sen. Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) Laments Loss of Local Control


    (St. Paul, Minn) We all agree that no child should be bullied. The question is, what is the best way to address it? Eliminating bullying from our schools should not be controversial, but something everyone supports; parents, students and educators alike, said Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester). The controversial anti-bullying mandate, HF 826 (Sen. Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis) was passed with bi-partisan opposition by the Minnesota Senate on Thursday. Senator Nelson introduced a delete-all amendment to the bill during debate on the Senate floor which reflected the anti-bullying legislation she sponsored, SF2411. Minnesota missed a great opportunity to adopt a common sense, locally-controlled, implementable, highly-rated, trusted and tested, bipartisan anti-bullying policy. It was rated A++ by the Obama administration, as well as the recommended model supported by Attorney General Lori Swanson, she added. While the legislation passed today will cost Minnesota taxpayers $1 million dollars per year for the new School Climate Council, the $19 million dollars annual local cost to school districts came without funding. This could be the equivalent of 400 new teachers! Superintendents in my district have expressed deep concerns about this mandates theft of local control, and the unnecessary burdens created by state reporting requirements. No one knows Minnesotas students better than their parents, educators and local school boards, and I trust them to keep our kids safe, said Senator Nelson. Addressing bullying with a top-down, statewide initiative from St. Paul is the wrong approach. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, especially one that overrides local control and discretion to deal with local problems. Although well intended, this untested proposal is critically flawed in expected implementation. A new layer of bureaucracy within the Minnesota Department of Education was created, which will be charged with implementing and enforcing the new law. Instead of educating, our teachers will be buried under paperwork and the heavy hand of government bureaucracy. The bill passed today will tie the hands of school administrators and teachers with red tape and lawyers, Senator Nelson, a former educator, explained. ###

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