Teen writes anti-bullying bill in honor of Greenfield boy who died by suicide.
Published: 10:58 PM EDT July 16, 2024
Updated: 9:30 AM EDT July 18, 2024
GREENFIELD, Ind. — Planted in the front yard of the Teusch home in Greenfield is a tree known as "Sammy's Tree."
As it continues to grow, so does the push for stricter anti-bullying legislation.
Teen writes anti-bullying bill in honor of Greenfield boy who died by suicide.
Teusch's son, Sammy, died by suicide at his home on May 5.
The 10-year-old's death touched people's hearts all across the nation. That includes 15-year-old Ayaan Moledina out of Texas, who wrote what he's named "Sammy's Anti-Bullying Act."
"What this bill would do is require school districts receiving federal funds to publish a uniform bullying reporting form and establish bullying reports from all community members, also making sure those districts have regularly updating policy prohibiting bullying and cyberbullying and that it follows a federal definition of bullying and cyberbullying, which is currently not in law code," Moledina said.
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While Moledina hopes to receive a sponsor in Congress, he also aims to ensure schools across the nation, including here in Indiana, are holding the bullies responsible.
