LANSING --
Michigan schools have six months to put anti-bullying policies into place.
Tuesday, Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation known as "Matt's Safe School Law".
The bill is named after Matt Epling, a 14-year-old East Lansing student who committed suicide in 2002 after being bullied.
Efforts to pass a law fizzled for years until this past spring when Gov. Snyder urged lawmakers to put one on the books.
“This legislation sends a clear message that bullying is wrong in all its forms and will not be tolerated,” Gov. Snyder said in a written release. “No child should feel intimidated or afraid to come to school.”
More information on the bill can be found here: www.legislature.mi.gov.
