Wisconsin Rapids City Council Approves First Reading of Bullying Ordinance
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 -- 9:37 AM
-The Wisconsin Rapids City Council had the first reading of their new bullying ordinance at their meeting on Tuesday.The second reading of the ordinance will be at their July 16th meeting and it needs the majority vote to pass. The ordinance prohibits bullying, harassment, and retaliation against anyone who reports such incidents. The measure would also hold parents and guardians responsible for such behavior of children younger than 18 years old. A first offense would result in a letter sent home to parents and a $50 fine would follow for a second offense.
This all came about when the Wisconsin Rapids Superintendent approached the council with the idea because a 7th grade girl in the district had received handwritten notes from students encouraging her to kill herself.
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