,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #hd  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #ba1 #bjbj,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for
 herself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4          
,lowenthal1 and ,ms4 ,norton7 submitted 
the following concurrent resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,,concurrent     
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,no ,name-,calling ,week in   
bringing attention to name-calling of   
all kinds and providing schools with the
 tools and inspiration to launch an     
ongoing dialogue about ways to eliminate
 name-calling and bullying in their     
communities4  ,whereas ,no              
,name-,calling ,week is an annual week  
of educational activities aimed at      
ending name-calling of all kinds and    
providing schools with the tools and    
inspiration to launch an ongoing        
dialogue about ways to eliminate        
name-calling and bullying in their      
communities2 ,whereas tens of thousands 

of elementary and middle school students
 have participated in ,no ,name-,calling
 ,week since its inception in #bjjd2    
,whereas over #c1jjj students help to   
lead ,no ,name-,calling ,week each year2
 ,whereas #bf percent of elementary     
students reported hearing others say    
hurtful things based on another         
student's race or ethnic background2    
,whereas #cf percent of elementary      
students reported being bullied or      
called names at some point while in     
school2 ,whereas elementary students who
 are bullied are four times as likely as
 other students to say they do not want 
to go to school because they feel afraid
 or unsafe2 ,whereas over #hg percent of
 ,,lgbtq middle and high school students
 have heard negative remarks about      
transgender people2 ,whereas over #gj   
percent of ,,lgbtq middle and high      
school students were verbally harassed  
in the past year because of their sexual
 orientation2 ,whereas #dh percent of   
,,lgbtq middle and high school students 

experienced harassment via electronic   
means in the past year2 ,whereas        
students who faced anti-,,lgbtq         
discrimination at school were more      
likely to receive school discipline than
 their peers2 ,whereas students feeling 
unsafe in their schools has often       
resulted in missed school days and      
exposes students to disciplinary actions
 because of truancy policies2 ,whereas  
nearly #gj percent of ,american ,indian 
or ,alaska ,native 7or ,two ,spirit7    
,,lgbtq middle and high school students 
felt unsafe based on their sexual       
orientation or gender identity in the   
past year2 ,whereas #fj percent of      
,latinx ,,lgbtq middle and high school  
students experienced bullying based on  
their gender identity in the past year2 
,whereas nearly #fj percent of ,black   
,,lgbtq middle and high school students 
experienced bullying based on their     
sexual orientation in the past year2    
,whereas nearly #ej percent of          
multiracial ,,lgbtq middle and high     

school students felt unsafe in school   
based on the way they express their     
gender2 and ,whereas over #be percent of
 ,,lgbtq students reported being        
victimized at school based on their     
actual or perceived disability3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7
 supports the goals and ideals of ,no   
,name-,calling ,week2  7#b7 encourages  
the people of the ,united ,states to    
observe ,no ,name-,calling ,week with   
appropriate ceremonies1 programs1 and   
activities2  7#c7 encourages schools to 
consider a more comprehensive           
anti-bullying and harassment policy that
 contains specific provisions addressing
 infractions based on the sexual        
orientation or gender identity of the   
victim2 and  7#d7 calls for schools to  
have more inclusive curricula on ,,lgbtq
 people1 history1 and events4