IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 96 
Expressing support for designation of the week of March 3 through 9, 
2013, as ‘‘School Social Work Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2013 
Ms. MOORE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of the week of March 
3 through 9, 2013, as ‘‘School Social Work Week’’. 
Whereas the importance of school social work through the in-
clusion of school social work programs has been recog-
nized in the current authorizations of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
et seq.) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 
Whereas school social workers serve as vital members of a 
school’s educational team, playing a central role in cre-
ating a positive school climate and vital partnerships be-
tween the home, school, and community to ensure stu-
dent academic success; 
Whereas school social workers are especially skilled in pro-
viding services to students who face serious challenges to 
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school success, including poverty, disability, discrimina-
tion, abuse, addiction, bullying, divorce of parents, loss of 
a loved one, and other barriers to learning; 
Whereas there is a growing need for local educational agen-
cies to offer the mental health services that school social 
workers provide when working with families, teachers, 
principals, community agencies, and other entities to ad-
dress students’ emotional, physical, and environmental 
needs so that students may achieve behavioral and aca-
demic success; 
Whereas to achieve the goal of helping all children reach their 
optimal levels of potential and achievement schools must 
work to remove the emotional, behavioral, and academic 
barriers that interfere with student success in school; 
Whereas fewer than 1 in 5 of the children in need of mental 
health services actually receive these services, and re-
search indicates that school mental health programs im-
prove educational outcomes by decreasing absences, de-
creasing discipline referrals, and improving academic 
achievement; 
Whereas school mental health programs are critical to early 
identification of mental health problems and in the provi-
sion of appropriate services when needed; and 
Whereas the celebration of School Social Work Week during 
the week of March 3 through 9, 2013, highlights the vital 
role school social workers play in the lives of students in 
the United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘School Social 
Work Week’’; 
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(2) honors and recognizes the contributions of 
school social workers to the successes of students in 
schools across the Nation; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ with appro-
priate ceremonies and activities that promote aware-
ness of the vital role of school social workers, in 
schools and in the community as a whole, in helping 
students prepare for their futures as productive citi-
zens. 
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