Last week alone, she visited the offices of 13 lawmakers, one of more than a dozen trips she has made from her home near Boston over the past two years.
In each meeting, Ms. Schmill talks about her daughter Becca, who died in 2020 at age 18.
Ms. Schmill said Becca had died after taking fentanyl-laced drugs bought on Facebook.
Before that, she said, her daughter was raped by a boy she had met online, then was cyberbullied on Snapchat.
“I have to do what I can to help pass legislation to protect other children and to prevent what happened to Becca from happening to them,” Ms. Schmill, 60, said.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Capitol, Facebook
Locations:
Boston