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Mom's Talk: New 'Hate-Motivated Behavior' Policy

What are your thoughts on the school district's new rules?

The Board of Education rolled out their new guidelines for the schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified District last Thursday night. The new policies provide principals and administrators with the exact steps to take when "hate-motivated behaviors" occur.

Read here for what constitutes one of these behaviors as well as the new guidelines right .

Once these policies are enacted, the victims and the perpetrators will know what to expect should one of these behaviors occur.

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What do you think will be the outcome of the new policies? Will these acts be stopped or be forced underground? What would you add to the guidelines? Do you think the schools should be aggressive in combating this type of conduct? 

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