Over the objections of educators, nurses, and parents, SB 161 (Huff) – a measure to authorize “volunteers” to inject Diastat (valium) rectally into seizing students during classroom time, on athletic fields, or elsewhere at school – gained the Assembly’s approval on a 47-16 vote, with 17 lawmakers “abstaining.” (While an abstension denies the bill’s authors a vote, it does not make a definitive statement by the lawmaker that she/he oppposes the measure.) CTA and a coalition of pro-student groups were asking lawmakers for “No” votes.

See the tally above…..