PORTLAND — Student groups will hold a rally on Saturday in Monument Square to call attention to the need to make schools safe for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths.
The Breaking the Silence Rally will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is being organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and the Gay Straight Alliance.
The rally comes as the Maine Legislature considers a bill that would toughen anti-bullying laws by clearly defining bullying and requiring school officials to adopt and enforce anti-bullying policies.
The bill, proposed by state Rep. Terry Morrison, D-South Portland, was scheduled to be reviewed this afternoon by the legislature’s education committee.
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