[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 7 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 7

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2009

     Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
 Whitehouse) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


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

Whereas Larry King was a 15-year-old boy from Oxnard, California who was shot by 
        a fellow student during English class on February 12, 2008, and died in 
        the hospital 2 days later;
Whereas the police classified the murder as a hate crime;
Whereas in 2008, more than 150 vigils were held across the Nation in Larry's 
        memory, and more than 18,000 students from more than 6,500 middle and 
        high schools came together to commemorate his death;
Whereas one year later, vigils continue to be organized to call for an end to 
        violence, bullying, and harassment in schools in the United States;
Whereas in 2007, 85 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students 
        were verbally harassed at school because of their sexual orientation, 
        and more than 20 percent of those students were physically assaulted 
        because of their sexual orientation;
Whereas the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network's 2007 National School 
        Climate Survey showed that when students are harassed or assaulted at 
        school, they find it difficult to focus on their school work, their 
        grades drop, and they attend school less often; and
Whereas schools should be a place where all children can learn and grow in a 
        safe environment, free from bullying and harassment: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) honors and remembers the life of Lawrence ``Larry'' 
        King;
            (2) condemns all hate crimes; and
            (3) calls on the Federal Government, States, localities, 
        schools, and the people of the United States to take immediate 
        steps to stop bullying and harassment in the Nation's schools.
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