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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 4 

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, bullying, and harassment in their communities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2021 

Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARSON, Ms. CASTOR

of Florida, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. CLARKE

of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. 

PORTER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. 

HAYES, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. KILMER) 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, bullying, and harassment in their communities. 

Whereas over 60 organizations, including the National School 

Boards Association, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Education Association, the National Association of School Psychologists, 

GLSEN, and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, 


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have come together as No Name-Calling Week partner 

organizations; 

Whereas tens of thousands of elementary and middle school 

students have participated in No Name-Calling Week 

since its inception in 2004; 

Whereas bullying and name-calling disproportionately impact 

students who hold more than one real or perceived identity-based attribute that makes them vulnerable to such 

inappropriate behavior in communities across the country; 

Whereas GLSEN has conducted and released national studies 

analyzing the pervasive harassment and victimization 

faced by elementary students and lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

and transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) secondary students; 

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 and 

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 44 percent of LGBTQ+ middle and high school students frequently or often hear negative remarks about 

transgender people in school and nearly 70 percent of 

LGBTQ+ middle and high school students were verbally 

harassed in the past year because of their sexual orientation; 


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Whereas 45 percent of LGBTQ+ middle and high school students experienced harassment via electronic means in the 

past year; 

Whereas 82 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native 

LGBTQ+ (or Two Spirit) middle and high school students felt unsafe based on their sexual orientation in the 

past year; 

Whereas 60 percent of Latinx LGBTQ+ middle and high 

school students experienced bullying based on their gender expression 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 44 percent of multiracial LGBTQ+ middle and high 

school students felt unsafe in school based on the way 

they express their gender; and 

Whereas 37 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 


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1 contains specific provisions addressing incidents 

2 based on sexual orientation or gender identity; and 

3 (4) calls for schools to have more inclusive cur4 ricula on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, 

5 queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) people, history, 

6 and events. 

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