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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 84 

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 communities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 21, 2020 

Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Ms. 

NORTON) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 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 communities. 

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 communities; 

Whereas tens of thousands of elementary and middle school 

students have participated in No Name-Calling Week 

since its inception in 2004; 


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Whereas over 3,000 students help to lead No Name-Calling 

Week each year; 

Whereas 26 percent of elementary students reported hearing 

others say hurtful things based on another student’s race 

or ethnic background; 

Whereas 36 percent of elementary students reported being 

bullied or called names at some point while in school; 

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 unsafe; 

Whereas over 87 percent of LGBTQ middle and high school 

students have heard negative remarks about transgender 

people; 

Whereas over 70 percent of LGBTQ middle and high school 

students were verbally harassed in the past year because 

of their sexual orientation; 

Whereas 48 percent of LGBTQ middle and high school students experienced harassment via electronic means in the 

past year; 

Whereas students who faced anti-LGBTQ discrimination at 

school were more likely to receive school discipline than 

their peers; 

Whereas students feeling unsafe in their schools has often resulted in missed school days and exposes students to disciplinary actions because of truancy policies; 

Whereas nearly 70 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native (or Two Spirit) LGBTQ middle and high school students felt unsafe based on their sexual orientation or gender identity in the past year; 


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Whereas 60 percent of Latinx LGBTQ middle and high 

school students experienced bullying based on their gender identity in the past year; 

Whereas nearly 60 percent of Black LGBTQ middle and high 

school students experienced bullying based on their sexual 

orientation in the past year; 

Whereas nearly 50 percent of multiracial LGBTQ middle and 

high school students felt unsafe in school based on the 

way they express their gender; and 

Whereas over 25 percent of LGBTQ students reported being 

victimized at school based on their actual or perceived 

disability: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) supports the goals and ideals of No Name4 Calling Week; 

5 (2) encourages the people of the United States 

6 to observe No Name-Calling Week with appropriate 

7 ceremonies, programs, and activities; 

8 (3) encourages schools to consider a more com9 prehensive anti-bullying and harassment policy that 

10 contains specific provisions addressing infractions 

11 based on the sexual orientation or gender identity of 

12 the victim; and 

13 (4) calls for schools to have more inclusive cur14 ricula on LGBTQ people, history, and events. 

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