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At 23, Lindsay Burke had her throat slashed by an abusive boyfriend in September 2005. Her mother spearheaded efforts to require Rhode Island schools to teach teens about abusive relationships.

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    By Eric Tucker ASSOCIATED PRESS

    NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. | Ann Burke saw signs of trouble with her daughter's boyfriend.

    He'd incessantly call her at night, keep her from her family, and, ultimately, physically abuse her during a tumultuous relationship that ended with her death three years ago.

    Mrs. Burke's 23-year-old daughter, Lindsay, may not have understood the dynamics of an abusive relationship, but her death is helping to ensure that other young people do.

    Beginning with this school year, a new law called the Lindsay Ann Burke Act requires all public middle and high schools in Rhode Island to teach students about dating violence in their health classes.

    The initiative was spearheaded by Mrs. Burke and her husband, Chris, who say schools should be obligated to teach teens the warning signs of abusive relationships and broach the subject head-on so victims feel empowered to get help and leave violent partners.

    "If this could happen to her, this could happen to anyone," said Mrs. Burke, a health teacher who runs a memorial fund to raise money for dating-violence workshops for parents and educators.

    One other state, Texas, mandates unspecified awareness education on dating violence for students and parents, while several other states encourage it.

    But the Rhode Island measure goes further by requiring the topic be incorporated annually into the curriculum for students in seventh through 12th grade.

    Mrs. Burke says such education would have allowed her daughter to recognize the danger in her relationship earlier. Though her daughter left her boyfriend several times, she didn't change her phone number or have a plan for safely cutting off contact for good.

    She also thought she could remain friends with her boyfriend if the romance ended.

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