I watched a House education meeting on the topic of school safety, which was especially pertinent because of the recent tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary. They discussed how to better safeguard children in schools, identifying bullying as a main cause of the decline in mental health of students. As the speaker put it, “When I was in school the bullying stopped when you got home. But now, in the cyber world bullying can continue 24/7.”
In the afternoon the Senate had the first full floor meeting, as pictured above. This was something I had been looking forward to for the past 2 weeks, so it was a pleasure to see the senators debate on the floor. This meeting was controversial, so I made a surprise appearance on local tv:
It was quite controversial because of the parents’ bill of rights, a bill that was labeled by protesters as a ‘don’t say gay bill’ which led to some protests and chants in the hearing. This bill will likely be confirmed in the House, but will probably be vetoed by Governor Cooper. Despite the legislators knowing this, they will still always try to pass the bills that they think will please their constituents.