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Iowa Pride Network: House Republicans seek to bully gay students
2/5/2010

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ryan Roemerman

Executive Director, Iowa Pride Network

Phone: 515-471-8062

HOUSE REPUBLICANS SEEK TO

BULLY GAY STUDENTS

Reps. Shultz & Windschitl Introduce H.F. 2291 to Exclude Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Students from Safe Schools Law

Des Moines, IA – February 4 – House Representatives Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig and Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley, co-sponsored legislation introduced today which seeks to exclude LGBT students from the 2007 Iowa Safe Schools Law.

The law protects ALL students from harassment and bullying in Iowa’s schools.

“When our state is facing record budget deficits and unemployment, House Republicans feel their time is best spent picking on Iowa’s LGBT youth,” said Ryan Roemerman, Executive Director of Iowa Pride Network. “There is no better example as to why we have this law, so youth in Iowa don’t grow up to be like these bigots.”

H.F. 2291 has been referred to the House Education Committee. Iowa Pride Network will continue to monitor this legislation to ensure all of Iowa’s students are safe and protected from harassment and bullying.


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