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      <title>Florida Passes Anti-Bully Law</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;span&gt;365Gay.com - May. 01 (News Report) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) is expected to sign legislation that would require school districts to prohibit bullying and harassment.

The Senate passed the bill unanimously on Wednesday. It already had passed the House.

Crist has said he would likely sign the bill.  ''I'm against bullying, too,'' he said. 

The legislation mandates that school districts throughout the state must put in place specific policies to deal with bullying that includes methods of investigating and punishments. It also bans cyber bullying.

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