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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 90
Expressing the sense of Congress that all Members mourn the loss of life
at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, and condemn this
and previous incidents of deadly violence in our Nation’s schools.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 21, 1999
Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. JONES of Ohio) submitted the following
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce, 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
Expressing the sense of Congress that all Members mourn
the loss of life at Columbine High School in Littleton,
Colorado, and condemn this and previous incidents of
deadly violence in our Nation’s schools.
Whereas it is clear that school violence is a national problem,
as the country has witnessed increasing acts of intense
violence in Springfield, Oregon, Fayetteville, Tennessee,
Edinboro, Pennsylvania, Jonesboro, Arkansas, West Pa-
ducah, Kentucky, and Pearl, Mississippi;
Whereas this increased violence in our schools not only clouds
the educational environment, making it harder for stu-
dents of all ages to obtain a quality education and pursue
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their dreams, but also rips at the heart of our commu-
nities;
Whereas this specter of violence robs parents of their chil-
dren, students of their friends, and society of its future
leaders;
Whereas these incidents of violence raise many questions
about why some individuals turn to guns and hatred to
express their frustrations with the world, and about our
inability to reach out to them before it is too late;
Whereas the anguish that consumes some children and leads
them to destructive behavior must be addressed;
Whereas 57 percent of violent crimes committed by juveniles
occur on school days;
Whereas a comprehensive system to address crime in our Na-
tion’s schools is not in place and it is necessary to ensure
that every school has a professional trained to recognize
and combat school-related crime, disorder problems, and
the signs of gang and drug activity;
Whereas our schools should be havens for the pursuit of
knowledge, not places where children fear for their safety;
Whereas we should expand crime prevention efforts for stu-
dents and educate school-age individuals in crime preven-
tion, conflict resolution, and personal safety;
Whereas we should provide our communities with the re-
sources necessary to prevent juvenile crime, but funding
for school resource officers in our schools is insufficient;
and
Whereas we should establish school-based partnerships be-
tween local law enforcement agencies and local school
systems by using school resource officers who operate in
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and around elementary and secondary schools to combat
school-related crime, such as the Community Oriented
Policing Services program: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of Congress that we
must redouble our efforts to combat school violence and
expand community justice initiatives for students by in-
creasing funding for school resource officers through the
Community Oriented Policing Services program.
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