UT Sen Buttars Seeks To Repeal School Anti-Bully Laws
Posted By Eric Ethington (Author) on January 15, 2011
Utah – State Senator Chris Buttars is proposing a new resolution designed to repeal the recently passed anti-bullying and non-discrimination policies created by the Salt Lake School Board. Buttars calls the policies a “program to bring down America.”
Senator “black babies are dark and ugly things” Chris Buttars was recently named as chair of the State Public Education committee, despite his call in 2010 to eliminate the 12th grade as “unnecessary.” It appears he plans to use his latest position of power as much possible in his war against civil rights. His proposed resolution, SJR 1, strips the State School Board of the power to make changes to their policies unless they are already provided by statute. In other words, take away the protections for straight and LGBT kids from bullying, and the non-discrimination rules for district employees.
Speaking at a meeting for the anti-gay group Eagle Forum, Buttars said:
Chris Buttars
“We’re in big trouble in our public education system. I didn’t realize how much until a month ago when I was asked to chair public education appropriations,” said Buttars. “We met and when we got done we were all so terrified we couldn’t believe it. This was right under our nose.”
“By accepting that, there’s no God because he deals in absolutes,” said Buttars. “This is an entire program to bring America down and I want to tell you right now it’s well entrenched in Utah.”
Other speakers at the Eagle Forum called the anti-bullying and non discrimination policies a “Socialist and Communist plot to take over children.”
This feels like a good time to remind everyone that PRIDEinUtah is organizing a rally on the opening day of the Utah Legislative session, January 24th, at 5:30pm in the rotunda of the Utah State Capitol Building. Show up and support our children from this monstrous legislator who thinks that bullying in schools is just fine.
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.
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So bullying is a way of life that needs to be preserved just because he hates people that are LGBT?
Curious, I just called Senator Buttars to ask him if he is seeking to repeal the Salt Lake School Board’s anti-bullying and non-discrimination policies.
He said no.
RC – He can say whatever he wishes to, but the fact is that is what his bill is designed and would do.