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Texas Teens Push for School Reforms on Dating Violence

Six middle school girls from East Texas visited the state Capitol last week, where they lobbied for a bill to foster improved implementation of dating violence programs in schools.

By Christine AyalaMarch 4, 2015, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated March 4, 2015, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Texas Teens Push for School Reforms on Dating Violence

By Christine Ayala, The Texas Tribune
March 4, 2015

<h1>Texas Teens Push for School Reforms on Dating Violence</h1>
<p class="byline">By Christine Ayala, The Texas Tribune <br />March 4, 2015</p>
<p><span>Six middle school girls from East Texas visited the state Capitol last week, where they lobbied for a bill to foster improved&nbsp;</span><a href="http://jezebel.com/meet-the-middle-school-girls-changing-tx-dating-violenc-1686798655">implementation of dating violence programs</a><span>&nbsp;in schools.</span>&nbsp;With support from the Texas Council on Family Violence, the new bill would create a workgroup to analyze policies already on the books, as well as uncover more effective methods of implementation. (Jezebel)</p>
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Texas Teens Push for School Reforms on Dating Violence

By Christine Ayala, The Texas Tribune
March 4, 2015

Six middle school girls from East Texas visited the state Capitol last week, where they lobbied for a bill to foster improved implementation of dating violence programs in schools. With support from the Texas Council on Family Violence, the new bill would create a workgroup to analyze policies already on the books, as well as uncover more effective methods of implementation. (Jezebel)

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Six middle school girls from East Texas visited the state Capitol last week, where they lobbied for a bill to foster improved implementation of dating violence programs in schools. With support from the Texas Council on Family Violence, the new bill would create a workgroup to analyze policies already on the books, as well as uncover more effective methods of implementation. (Jezebel)

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Christine Ayala was a Texas Tribune fellow, focusing on reporting and newsletter production, in 2014 and 2015. Before joining the Tribune, Christine interned for the Austin American-Statesman features... More by Christine Ayala

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