IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 328 
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of Silence with respect 
to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bullying, 
and harassment faced by individuals in schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2008 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
GUTIERREZ, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNUL-
TY, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. 
LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SIRES, Ms. 
SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. WEINER, Mr. WEXLER, and Ms. WOOLSEY) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Day of 
Silence with respect to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
transgender name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced 
by individuals in schools. 
Whereas the National Day of Silence is a day in which stu-
dents take a vow of silence to bring attention to the anti- 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender name-calling, bul-
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lying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools, in-
cluding students, teachers, and other school staff; 
Whereas the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network 
designated one day of every April as the National Day 
of Silence; 
Whereas the 2008 National Day of Silence will be held in 
memory of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old California stu-
dent who was shot and killed in school in February by 
a 14-year-old classmate because of King’s sexual orienta-
tion and gender identity and expression; 
Whereas more than 500,000 students from more than 5,000 
junior and high schools participated in the National Day 
of Silence in previous years; 
Whereas the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Net-
work’s 2005 National School Climate Survey illustrates 
the pervasive harassment and victimization of lesbian, 
gay, bisexual, and transgender students; 
Whereas more than 80 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
transgender students have been verbally harassed at 
school by their peers because of their sexual orientation, 
gender identity, or gender expression; 
Whereas nearly 40 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
transgender students were physically harassed by their 
peers because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, 
or gender expression; 
Whereas nearly 20 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
transgender students were physically assaulted by their 
peers at school because of their sexual orientation, gender 
identity, or gender expression; 
Whereas over 40 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and 
transgender students reported that faculty and staff 
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