Assembly Democrats, Advocates to Promote New Anti-Bullying Law in Fort Lee Tuesday

State Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-37) and Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono (D-18) will join Fort Lee students, Jennifer Ehrentraut, the cousin of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University student who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in September and whose suicide prompted New Jersey's new anti-bullying legislation, and others Tuesday morning at Fort Lee High School to mark the start of the new school year and celebrate the “official commencement” of the "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights," the New Jersey Assembly Majority Office announced Friday.

Signed into law in January and taking effect at the start of this school year, the legislation is “viewed as one of the most comprehensive anti-bullying measures in the country,” according to Assembly Democrats.

Vainieri Huttle was a lead sponsor of the law, the two assemblywomen “hope to inspire students and faculty to embrace a bully-free school culture,” the Democrats said.

Also in attendance Tuesday will be Dr. Stuart Green, director of the New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention, and Fort Lee Superintendent of Schools Raymond Bandlow.

The event, held in cooperation with Garden State Equality, will take place Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. on the front lawn of Fort Lee High School.