[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 52 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 52

     Honoring and remembering the life of Lawrence ``Larry'' King.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2009

 Mrs. Capps (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
 Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Nadler of New 
York, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, and Mrs. McCarthy of New 
York) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
     Honoring and remembering the life of Lawrence ``Larry'' King.

Whereas Lawrence King was a 15-year-old boy from Oxnard, California, who was 
        shot by a fellow student during computer class on February 12, 2008, and 
        died in the hospital two days later;
Whereas the police classified the murder as a hate crime;
Whereas at least 179 vigils have been held in all fifty States in memory of 
        Lawrence King since his death on February 14, 2008;
Whereas a record number of more than 18,000 students from a record number of 
        more than 6,500 middle and high schools registered as participants in 
        the 12th annual National Day of Silence, which was held in memory of 
        Lawrence King, to bring attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
        transgender name-calling, bullying and harassment;
Whereas one year after an act of hate in Oxnard, California, vigils are being 
        organized across the country in memory of Lawrence King, calling for an 
        end to violence and harassment directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
        transgender people in schools;
Whereas more than 85 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students 
        report being verbally harassed at school by their peers because of their 
        sexual orientation, and more than 66 percent because of their gender 
        expression;
Whereas more than 40 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students 
        report being physically harassed by their peers because of their sexual 
        orientation, and more than 30 percent because of their gender 
        expression;
Whereas more than 20 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students 
        report being physically assaulted by their peers at school because of 
        their sexual orientation, and nearly 15 percent because of their gender 
        expression; and
Whereas every child should be guaranteed an education free from name-calling, 
        bullying, harassment, and discrimination regardless of his or her sexual 
        orientation, gender identity, or gender expression: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) honors the life and remembers and condemns the murder 
        of Lawrence King;
            (2) encourages efforts to address anti-lesbian, gay, 
        bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, harassment, 
        and discrimination on school campuses;
            (3) encourages training to enable school staff to identify 
        and address anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-
        calling, bullying, harassment, and discrimination effectively 
        and in a timely manner;
            (4) encourages the implementation of age-appropriate, 
        inclusive curricula to help students understand and respect 
        difference within the school community and society as a whole; 
        and
            (5) encourages each State, city, and local education 
        authority to adopt laws and policies to prohibit name-calling, 
        bullying, harassment, and discrimination against students, 
        teachers, and other school staff regardless of their sexual 
        orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
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