IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1093 
Expressing support for designation of March as ‘‘National Whole Child 
Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 22, 2010 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of March as ‘‘National 
Whole Child Month’’. 
Whereas each student should be able to enter school healthy 
and to learn about and practice a healthy lifestyle; 
Whereas, according to the Institute of Medicine of the Na-
tional Academies, the percentage of overweight children 
ages 6 to 11 has doubled and the number of overweight 
adolescents has tripled over the last 2 decades; 
Whereas each student should be able to learn in an intellectu-
ally challenging environment that is physically and emo-
tionally safe; 
Whereas according to the Indicators of School Crime and 
Safety report of 2009, 32 percent of middle and high 
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school students reported being bullied during the 2007 
school year; 
Whereas each student should be able to be actively engaged 
in learning and connected to the school and broader com-
munity; 
Whereas a study on high school student engagement con-
ducted by the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy 
at the Indiana University School of Education found that 
half of high school students feel they are an important 
part of their school community; 
Whereas each student deserves access to personalized learn-
ing and is supported by qualified, caring adults; 
Whereas the same Indiana University study reported that 
more than 20 percent of students say there is no adult 
at their school who cares about them and knows them 
well; 
Whereas each graduate deserves to be challenged academi-
cally and prepared for success in college or further study, 
and for employment in a global economy; 
Whereas according to the most recently published information 
from the Condition of Education on the availability of ad-
vanced courses in United States high schools, more than 
25 percent of students do not have access to a single ad-
vanced course in mathematics, English, science, or for-
eign language in their high school; 
Whereas another student drops out every nine seconds in the 
United States; 
Whereas the objective of the ASCD whole child approach to 
education ensures that every child is healthy, safe, en-
gaged, supported, and challenged; and 
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Whereas March would be an appropriate month to designate 
as ‘‘National Whole Child Month’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National 
Whole Child Month’’; 
(2) recognizes that ensuring all children are 
healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged is 
a national priority; and 
(3) encourages parents, educators, and commu-
nity members to support and provide a whole child 
approach to education for each student. 
Æ 
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