Full Text of SR0299 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, There are many competing theories on why violence | 3 | | plagues our nation and why mass shooters repeatedly target our | 4 | | schools; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Many acts of violence begin with feelings of | 6 | | detachment, desolation, and isolation; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Part of the shock of any mass shooting is the | 8 | | helplessness we all feel afterwards; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, It is critical for children to have relationships | 10 | | and be connected with adults and other children, and many | 11 | | children are missing these powerful connections and | 12 | | relationships outside of school; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, These children may be in danger of slipping | 14 | | through the cracks and may resort to violence to be heard; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, A greeting, a smile, or a show of genuine concern | 16 | | for a disconnected student can make a difference in that | 17 | | child's life; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Know Me, Know My Name movement is an effort by | 19 | | educators to identify individual students in a school who have |
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| 1 | | "little to no" connections with staff or others; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Know Me, Know My Name movement is an effort to | 3 | | build relationships between disconnected youth and educators, | 4 | | and in the process, realize better attendance and increase | 5 | | academic success; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In the San Juan, California School District, where | 7 | | this was implemented, they found that student attendance | 8 | | increased and grades improved; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Know Me, Know My Name movement is a cost-free | 10 | | way for educators to identify and make contact with children | 11 | | who are in danger of slipping through the cracks at school; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, A Know Me, Know My Name plan can be carried out | 13 | | during an existing school in-service; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After disconnected students are identified, | 15 | | teachers and other school officials make a concerted effort to | 16 | | establish connections with these children; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, These connections will help to lead away from | 18 | | violence and toward compassion, kindness, connection, | 19 | | community, and resilience and may save lives in the process; | 20 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we encourage all school | 3 | | districts in Illinois to adopt a Know Me, Know My Name plan to | 4 | | identify disconnected youth in their schools and start on a | 5 | | path to build relationships with those children that leads away | 6 | | from violence and toward compassion and belonging.
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