Christie Writes Excuse For 11-Year-Old [Video]

At a town hall meeting in Garfield on Wednesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie provided some advice for a boy regarding the bullying law as well as some light humor for the crowd.  

Eleven-year-old Peter Schwartz skipped school to come hear the Governor speak. When given the oppurtunity to speak to Christie from the crowd, the boy needed a favor from the Governor.

"I kind of need a note for school," Schwartz said to Christie.

Christie happily obliged and wrote a note for the boy to bring to his teacher stating: "Please excuse Peter from school today, he was with me."

Prior to Schwartz asking for a note, the boy asked a very serious question about what to do if a student is being bullied by someone in authority.  Christie told the boy to talk to his parents and together, the family should go see the person's boss and "make a stink about it." Christie then said if that didn't work, the person in authority should expect to hear from Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf.