SAN ANTONIO – It's been more than a year since San Antonio teen David Molak took his own life after being a victim of cyberbullying.
Molak's parents, Matt and Maurine, will be in Austin on Tuesday, testifying at a public hearing for the Texas House Committee on Public Education.
The hope and goal is to pass David's Law.
Maurine Molak said the journey to get the law passed has been trying.
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"To have to go to Austin once or twice a week, to tell David's story, has been extremely hard," said Maurine Molak, David's mother. "It's almost like it's been an out-of-body experience. I have to remove myself from the emotion so I can get out what I need to get out."
David's Law is a bill that focuses on preventing cyberbullying.
"There hasn't been a single person that I've personally met with that says this is not an issue," said Molak. "Everybody believes it's an issue. We need to do something about it. We may not all agree on what that looks like but we've worked with so many different groups."
On Monday, Maurine met with anti-cyberbullying expert Barbara Coloroso, who is the author of "The Bully, the Bullied, and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander."
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Coloroso is in San Antonio preparing to speak at the Family Service Association Journeys of Transformation luncheon on Tuesday.
"My goal is to raise a generation of fourth characters," said Coloroso. "The brave-hearted kid, somebody willing to stand up and speak out and step in when someone or a group of people have targeted an individual."
Coloroso said if David's Law can pass here in Texas, other states will follow.
"It's something we got to get a handle on," said Coloroso. "To make sure that we hold people who think it is OK to do this as accountable for their behavior."
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"We need to get parents, kids and communities involved in talking about this issue, in addressing it, because it's not going away," said Maurine Molak. "It’s just going to get worse."
If the measure passes, it would require school districts to have an anonymous way for students to report bullying.
It would also give school districts the ability to investigate off-campus incidents and to collaborate with law enforcement authorities on investigations.
The Molaks went before the Senate State Affairs Committee last week.
Maurine Molak said there could be a vote this week and they're just waiting to hear back.
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