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Sponsor Seeks to Add Domestic‑Violence Prevention to School Wellness Standards
Summary
Rep. Buzz Schur asked the committee to add "domestic and sexual violence prevention" to RSA 189:10(II) so schools include it in health/wellness education; curriculum experts urged more time and local discussion on implementation and suggested an amended effective date.
Representative Buzz Schur introduced HB 1077 to add the phrase "prevention of domestic and sexual violence" to the statutory list of subjects a school board must ensure are included within health and wellness education. Schur said his experience as a former public defender and as an incoming Portsmouth Police Commission chair motivated the change and framed the bill as a modest statutory correction to encourage earlier…
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