[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 399 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 399

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
   violence within our schools and the initiatives within States and 
                  localities to address this epidemic.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1999

 Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Graham, Mrs. 
Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Pitts, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hoekstra, and 
 Mr. Doolittle) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
            to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
   violence within our schools and the initiatives within States and 
                  localities to address this epidemic.

Whereas the United States has been plagued by an outbreak of violence within our 
        schools over the course of the past year;
Whereas violent and disruptive behavior within our schools is a deterrent to the 
        learning process and detracts from education in general;
Whereas classrooms must remain some of the safest places for our Nation's young 
        people and should be a place of learning and opening exchange of ideas, 
        not a harbinger of fear and apprehension;
Whereas recent events in Decatur, Illinois have once again showcased the extent 
        to which our school communities are impacted by juvenile violence; and
Whereas the House of Representatives has sought initiatives and taken steps to 
        combat the spread of youth violence within our schools: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Congress--
            (1) commends States and localities, and in particular the 
        Decatur School Board, in efforts to combat school-based 
        violence, including qualified zero-tolerance policies for 
        violent actions; and
            (2) urges continued diligence in efforts to create a safe 
        learning environment for our Nation's youth.
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