Rebecca Sedwick's mother to pursue law changes, civil suits
Source: Orlando Sentinel
The mother of a 12-year-old girl who committed suicide following months of alleged cyber-bullying plans to pursue changes to state and federal law, as well as civil lawsuits against her daughter's bullies, she and her lawyer said today.
Matt Morgan, an attorney for the mother of Rebecca Ann Sedwick, promised a "crusade" against bullying during a press conference today in Orlando.
That will include pursuing a new state law — dubbed Rebecca's Law — to criminalize bullying, a new federal law requiring schools to follow strict procedures to curb bullying and civil lawsuits against Rebecca's bullies, he and his client said.
"Bullying has become a problem of epidemic proportions within our society," Morgan said.
Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-rebecca-sedwick-cyberbullying-lawsuit-20131125,0,4849285.story
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