York County Commissioners Support Anti-Dating Violence Bill
The York County Commission is supporting a state law, which makes it mandatory for middle schools and high schools in Pennsylvania to include warnings about dating violence in their health education curriculums. According to a news report in The Evening Sun, commissioners passed a resolution endorsing a proposed law that has already cleared the state House.
At the York County Commission’s hearing, the family of a 16-year-old murder victim spoke up to garner support for this law. The girl was killed after being stabbed 16 times a day after her birthday. Apparently, the teen suspect is her ex-boyfriend with whom she had recently broken up. Now, her family hopes that the passage of this law will increase awareness among young people and their parents about dating violence and help prevent such tragedies.
Hopefully, as an outcome of this law, teens will learn how to tell if someone is harassing them and displaying dangerous behavior. A victim in Pennsylvania who has been subjected to such violent acts should promptly inform their families about it. There are many resources available to assist these crime victims to help protect their rights and penalize those responsible for the acts.
Michael Monheit is the managing lawyer at Monheit Law, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has practiced law since 1989. Michael Monheit was the managing attorney of the law offices of Herbert Monheit — now Silverman and Fodera — a firm... Michael Monheit→