D.C. Council Chairman and presumptive Mayor-elect Vincent Gray co-sponsored an anti-bullying bill and is pushing for a prompt hearing to turn it into law.

Introduced by Ward 5 Councilman Harry Thomas, the Harassment and Intimidation Prevention Act requires the D.C. public and charter school systems, as well as the Department of Parks and Recreation, University of the District of Columbia, and libraries to establish bullying prevention programs.