What is anti-bullying legislation?
It is a legislation that helps reduce and eliminate bullying in schools.
Our Advocacy Efforts:
Due to the fact that Muslim community members have approached Indiana Muslim Advocacy Network with different cases of school bullying, where their children have been harassed because of their race, religion or color, the organization has supported the passage of House Bill 1356. This bill would strengthen the reporting requirements, which would help policymakers and educators identify the scope of bullying in Indiana schools and address it accordingly.
On Monday, January 29, 2018, Hazem Bata testified on behalf of IMAN Associates at a House Education Committee hearing on House Bill 1356. Mr. Bata spoke to the need for accurate data on bullying, and told committee members about an incident that his own U.S.-born son experienced when several middle school classmates urged him to “go back to India.” HB 1356 had successfully passed the Senate and House floors and was signed into a law.
The organization seeks to take a more informed position through determining the scope of the issue in the Muslim community and how resources can be tailored to the needs of the students and school staff members to diminish such an issue.
It is a legislation that helps reduce and eliminate bullying in schools.
Our Advocacy Efforts:
Due to the fact that Muslim community members have approached Indiana Muslim Advocacy Network with different cases of school bullying, where their children have been harassed because of their race, religion or color, the organization has supported the passage of House Bill 1356. This bill would strengthen the reporting requirements, which would help policymakers and educators identify the scope of bullying in Indiana schools and address it accordingly.
On Monday, January 29, 2018, Hazem Bata testified on behalf of IMAN Associates at a House Education Committee hearing on House Bill 1356. Mr. Bata spoke to the need for accurate data on bullying, and told committee members about an incident that his own U.S.-born son experienced when several middle school classmates urged him to “go back to India.” HB 1356 had successfully passed the Senate and House floors and was signed into a law.
The organization seeks to take a more informed position through determining the scope of the issue in the Muslim community and how resources can be tailored to the needs of the students and school staff members to diminish such an issue.