IV 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 762 

Supporting the goals of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 22, 2007 

Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

OCTOBER 22, 2007 

The Committee on Education and Labor discharged; considered and agreed 

to 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals of National Bullying Prevention 

Awareness Week. 

Whereas bullying among school-aged children is aggressive 

behavior that is intentional, often involves an imbalance 

of power or strength, and is typically repeated over time; 

Whereas by some estimates, millions of students are bullied 

each year; 

Whereas bullying can take many forms, including hitting or 

punching; teasing or name-calling; intimidating through 

gestures or social exclusion, and sending insulting, 

threatening, or offensive messages or images via e-mail, 

text, telephone, or other electronic means; 


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•HRES 762 ATH 

Whereas there is no single cause of bullying among schoolaged children; rather, individual, familial, peer, school, 

and community factors may place a child or youth at risk 

of bullying his or her peers; 

Whereas a majority of parents, students, and educators report that bullying and harassment are issues of major 

concern; 

Whereas school-aged children who are bullied are more likely 

than other children to be depressed, lonely, or anxious; 

have low self-esteem; be absent from school; have more 

physical complaints, such as headaches and stomach 

aches; and think about suicide; 

Whereas bullying others may be an early sign of other serious 

antisocial or violent behavior or both; 

Whereas school-aged children who frequently bully their peers 

are more likely than their peers to get into frequent 

fights, be injured in a fight, vandalize or steal property, 

drink alcohol, smoke, be truant from school, drop out of 

school, or carry a weapon; 

Whereas harassment and bullying have been linked to 75 percent of school shooting incidents, including the fatal 

shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado, 

Santana High School in California, and the Virginia 

Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia 

Tech); 

Whereas the stresses of being bullied or harassed can interfere with student’s engagement and learning in school 

and may have a negative impact on student learning; 

Whereas research indicates that bullying at school can be significantly reduced through comprehensive, school-wide 

programs designed to change norms for behavior; and 


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•HRES 762 ATH 

Whereas National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week is 

October 21 through October 27: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes that bullying of school-aged chil3 dren is a national concern; 

4 (2) recognizes that bullying is unhealthy for our 

5 families and communities; 

6 (3) commends the efforts of national and com7 munity organizations, schools, parents, recreation 

8 programs, and religious institutions for their efforts 

9 to promote greater public awareness about bullying 

10 and prevention activities; and 

11 (4) supports the goals of National Bullying Pre12 vention Awareness Week. 

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