A couple of weeks ago, the State Senate approved AB 9, a bill
that would require schools to update and implement their anti-
harassment and anti-discrimination policies. "Seth's Law" is
named after 13 year-old Seth Walsh, a gay junior high school
student from Tehachapi, who hanged himself after years of
harassment at school. There are already laws on the books to
counter bullying, but the requirements are vague, and schools
differ in terms of their responsiveness to complaints. As Alex
Liu reports, some young students in California are learning how
to be proactive Alex Liu: About two dozen people are gathered
for a school board meeting. A debate erupts between a student
and his principal over what's being done to stop student
bullying. Principal: So I've extended olive branches to all
these groups and they walk away, yet they come here and lie
so... Student: I'd like to respond to that comment, we were
never offered anything. We were simply ignored several times
when we made an appointment. Liu: After an hour