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GA SR713

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/7/2018

Primary Sponsor

John Albers

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Regular Session

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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