[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 371 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 371

Expressing support for designation of a ``Hear My Cry Day'' in schools 
                       across the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2011

  Ms. Wilson of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing support for designation of a ``Hear My Cry Day'' in schools 
                       across the United States.

Whereas excellence in education is dependent on safe, secure, and peaceful 
        school settings;
Whereas the safety, well-being, and learning environments of students are 
        unnecessarily jeopardized by bullying in schools;
Whereas public schools and school districts are taking a proactive stance 
        against the growing problem of bullying;
Whereas given the opportunity, students can band together in a unified effort to 
        rid their campuses of bullying;
Whereas the mission of public schools is to educate students to become law-
        abiding citizens and productive members of society;
Whereas schools and classrooms provide ideal settings for students to be 
        educated about the effects of bullying;
Whereas STOP DAY, initiated by Dade County Public Schools to raise awareness and 
        combat violence in schools, has proven successful through peer-to-peer 
        education; and
Whereas the Department of Education is committed to promoting and fostering 
        classrooms in which students are free to reach their full potential: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses support for a ``Hear My Cry Day'' in schools 
        across the United States;
            (2) encourages every child, in every school, in every 
        district, in every State in the United States to stop and 
        recite a pledge against bullying that will be administered by 
        President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan 
        at noon on ``Hear My Cry Day''; and
            (3) encourages that the remainder of the school day be 
        devoted to activities and events that further the goal of 
        eliminating bullying from every United States public school.
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