LGBT anti-bullying efforts may ‘fall through the cracks’ due to budget cuts

Due to an increase in reported cases of bullying aimed at gay, lesbian, and gender-nonconforming youth, California’s AB 9, A Safe Place to Learn Act, required schools to update bullying policies to specifically include issues of “sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.”  But Long Beach-area school districts have been criticized for “ignoring” the policy deadline. But school authorities say budget cuts present obstacles to addressing bullying. The full story and interviews with Long Beach high school students, on Voicewaves.