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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 37 

Designating the week of February 7 through February 11, 2005, as ‘‘National 

School Counseling Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2005 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. DODD, and Mr. 

FEINGOLD) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION

Designating the week of February 7 through February 11, 

2005, as ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’.

Whereas the American School Counselor Association has declared the week of February 7 through February 11, 

2005, as ‘‘National School Counseling Week’’; 

Whereas the Senate has recognized the importance of school 

counseling through the inclusion of elementary and secondary school counseling programs in the reauthorization 

of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 

Whereas school counselors have long advocated that the education system of the United States must leave no child 

behind and must provide opportunities for every student; 

Whereas personal and social growth results in increased academic achievement; 
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Whereas school counselors help develop well-rounded students 

by guiding them through their academic, personal, social, 

and career development; 

Whereas school counselors were instrumental in helping students, teachers, and parents deal with the trauma of terrorism inflicted on the United States on September 11, 

2001, and the aftermath of that trauma; 

Whereas students face myriad challenges every day, including 

peer pressure, depression, and school violence; 

Whereas school counselors are usually the only professionals 

in a school building that are trained in both education 

and mental health; 

Whereas the roles and responsibilities of school counselors are 

often misunderstood, and the school counselor position is 

often among the first to be eliminated in order to meet 

budgetary constraints; 

Whereas the national average ratio of students to school 

counselors of 485-to-1 is more than double the 250-to-1 

ratio recommended by the American School Counselor 

Association, the American Counseling Association, the 

American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and other organizations; and 

Whereas the celebration of ‘‘National School Counseling 

Week’’ would increase awareness of the important and 

necessary role school counselors play in the lives of students in the United States: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved,
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1 SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SCHOOL COUN2 SELING WEEK. 

3 (a) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the 

4 Senate that the President should designate the week of 

5 February 7 through February 11, 2005, as ‘‘National 

6 School Counseling Week’’. 

7 (b) PROCLAMATION.—The Senate requests the Presi8 dent to issue a proclamation— 

9 (1) designating the week of February 7 through 

10 February 11, 2005, as ‘‘National School Counseling 

11 Week’’; and 

12 (2) calling on the people of the United States 

13 and interested groups to observe the week with ap14 propriate ceremonies and activities that promote 

15 awareness of the role school counselors perform in 

16 the school and the community at large to prepare 

17 students for fulfilling lives as contributing members 

18 of society.

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