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Able to say what you want to say, which is don't do it. that's literally teaching you to be paralyzed and silent in the face of cruelty. it's not just about the gay kids being safe, which i believe 100% they have the right to be. it is also about everybody in the school feeling that they have the right to speak out. if we don't name this behavior, then we are going to lose it and it's going to go back to bullying in the playground is the problem and we're going to lose all of the improvements we've made. >> candi, the idea of naming that behavior, you're opposed to, yes? >> well, i would be in...

>> two things. one is that as a counselor who is actually going to be straighting this program, you have so many things to do that usually what happens, even with all these mandates the best you'll get is a 45-minute presentation with 500 kids. a lot of our programs in schools are big schools, 3,000 kids, 2,500 kids. the logistics make this pretty much impossible for us to be able to do. that's the first thing. second, this is not just about the gay kids in school. it's about everybody. bullying does not exist without homophobia. kids are proving, they have to prove they belong to be men -- yo...

Focus on the family is saying focus on the bully. is that an effective program? >> well, two things. one is that as a counselor who is actually going to be administrating this program, you have so many things to do that usually what happens is even with all these mandates the best you're going to get is a 45-minute presentation with like 500 kids. because a lot of our programs in schools are at big schools. 3,000 kids. 2,500 kids. so the logistics of this make this pretty much impossible to be able to do. that's the first thing. second, this is not just about the gay kids in school. it's about...

You to be paralyzed and to be silent in the face of cruelty. and so it's not just about the gay kids being safe, which i believe 100% they have the right to be. it is also about everybody in the school feeling that they have the right to speak out. and if we don't name this behavior, then we are going to lose it and it's going to go back to bullying in the playground is the problem and we're going to lose all of the improvements that we've made. >> candi, the idea of naming that behavior, you're opposed to, yes? >> well, i would be in favor of a teacher directly confronting a child bullying an...

Mike emanuel on capitol hill. >> good afternoon to you, there is a first day of school feeling here as battle lines are being drawn on capitol hill, a lot of smiling faces, he a lot of people who are new faces and also family members at the 115 congress as it gets to work. in the house, he mentioned about for speaker, that is the first order of business, it is taking place this hour. paul ryan of wisconsin enjoys the support of president-elect donald trump. he is expected to win, but they are going through the vote count right now. there was an unforced error as house republicans voted last ni...