Mass. stalled antibullying guide under Romney

Dan82 · Jun 12, 2012

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nat...ender-youth/4GDs8p0YgnxObxuHUpPWaK/story.html

Former governor Mitt Romney’s administration in 2006 blocked publication of a state antibullying guide for Massachusetts public schools because officials objected to use of the terms “bisexual’’ and “transgender’’ in passages about protecting certain students from harassment, according to state records and interviews with current and former state officials.

Romney aides said publicly at the time that publication of the guide had been delayed because it was a lengthy document that required further review. But an e-mail authored in May of that year by a high-ranking Department of Public Health official - and obtained last week by the Globe through a public records request - reflected a different reason.

“Because this is using the terms ‘bisexual’ and ‘transgendered,’ DPH’s name may not be used in this publication,’’ wrote the official, Alda Rego-Weathers, then the deputy commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health...

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Revan · Jun 12, 2012

>_> is all I can say....

Dasc Crescent · Jun 13, 2012

“Because this is using the terms ‘bisexual’ and ‘transgendered,’ DPH’s name may not be used in this publication,’’
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Yeah imagine if people actually thought he cared, that wold ruin him :/

Emberstone · Jun 13, 2012

Should we be surprised? He also stalled job creation, economic growth, and balancing the budget while he was Gov.

Stalling is what he does.

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