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GA SR713
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/7/2018
Primary Sponsor
John Albers
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate honors Be THE Voice, a three-month peer-led bystander empowerment campaign created by Debbie Cwalina and Michael Schoppenhorst to reduce bullying among students
- The campaign launched in October 2015 in eight Roswell-area schools and achieved a 56 percent decrease in bullying during its initial beta test
- Be THE Voice has positively impacted over 20,000 students over its 18-month tenure and is built on research showing bullying stops within ten seconds when a bystander intervenes
- The founders partnered with the Roswell Rotary and were named Rotarians of the Year in 2016
- The Secretary of the Senate is directed to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Be THE Voice
Legislative Description
Be THE Voice; honor
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/7/2018
Full Bill Text
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