when it comes to the rise in teen bullying and mental health issues most parents agree kids are suffering but there's a clear divide over how to address it in Berkeley Heights the hometown of 14 year old Adriana cush who recently died by Suicide some families are calling on the legislature to pass Adriana's law requiring legal consequences for anyone who films an assault on a minor or shares that video some experts though are warning involving law enforcement could cause more harm for students and Target young people of color senior correspondent Brenda Flanagan takes a look at the proposal as emotions are running High until something's done all we're doing is just spinning our Wheels here that's it show Amanda Sherman's pushing for change her son attended Central Regional High School in Berkeley the same place where authorities charged four girls in the attack on Adriana Kush that got posted to social media the 14 year old died by Suicide just a couple days later as a frustrated and grieving Community looks for answers Sherman's focused on kids sharing bullying videos it's a crime that's taking place it's a minor involved and it's being shared I mean there has to be some way to provide protection for these children um so if it can't be law then at very least I mean there should be the the school should be held responsible to do something she acknowledges First Amendment rights but says legislators should establish by Statute some sort of penalty or policy real consequences for texting or posting these videos and call it Adriana's law last month the Berkeley Township Council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the proposal while as a governing body we recognize we have no role in the oversight of our schools as parents and residents we feel it is necessary to address this issue one councilman James Byrne attended the Central Regional School board meeting where bullied students and parents pleaded for reforms GOP lawmakers from this District have already drafted a bill that would mandate schools immediately report to police any assault resulting in a student injury Byrne vented his frustration this [ ó_ó_ ] is going on all over the state and I'm glad these kids stood up and brought it to the Forefront because we're going to correct it in Berkeley and I don't give a [ ó_ó_ ] what they do in the other towns they're treating things as if it was an episode of Law and Order uh these are not matters for the most part to be solved by law enforcement this is not the way says Stuart green who founded the New Jersey Coalition for bullying awareness and prevention when you involve law enforcement more inside of schools what reliably happens is that you create What's called the school to prison pipeline you basically end up inevitably targeting kids of color I don't think that a a punitive law is going to be a game changer Rucker psychology Professor Dr Morris Elia says New Jersey's strict anti-bullying statute already involves consequences including suspension expulsion and Reporting cases to law enforcement for acts of harassment and intimidation and certainly the posting of a video would would be considered harassment if not bullying he believes the real challenges making schools more rewarding and uplifting for kids so that they don't seek validation by attacking other students to get clicks online you know for some kids it feels like the best deal they have to be somebody to be meaningful you know we are in a culture where likes matter and they seem to matter less than what you're being liked for and if the only thing they think they can be part of is a sort of a negative bullying group then they're going to choose that because they do have to be part of something he thinks schools need to give kids positive options but Sherman says the world's becoming more digital by the day and that the current rules and consequences need to be upgraded and uniformly enforced by school districts there has to be a way there has to be a way around it and so that's where it's like we need we need the people in those positions to take this seriously and say all right we got to figure it out I'm Brenda Flanagan NJ Spotlight news