I can see being worried about a fine line between prohibiting verbal harassment of a gay kid and prohibiting talking about one's own religious beliefs.

However: I don't see any way that a law prohibiting violence against another person's body or possessions should require any disclaimer about First Amendment rights. DO NOT HIT. How hard is that?

Maybe the law should distinguish between verbal and physical bullying. Getting a clear, non-ambiguous, unwatered law prohibiting the latter might be a lot easier to manage.