Full Text of HR1400 095th General Assembly
HR1400 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Bullying is physical, verbal, sexual, or | 3 |
| emotional harm or intimidation directed at a person or group of | 4 |
| people; and
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| WHEREAS, Bullying occurs in neighborhoods, playgrounds, | 6 |
| schools, and through technology, such as the Internet; and
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| WHEREAS, Various researchers have concluded that bullying | 8 |
| is the most common form of violence, affecting millions of | 9 |
| American children and adolescents annually; and
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| WHEREAS, Thousands of Illinois children and adolescents | 11 |
| are targets of bullying annually; and
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| WHEREAS, Targets of bullying are more likely to acquire | 13 |
| physical, emotional, and learning problems and students who are | 14 |
| repeatedly bullied often fear such activities as riding the | 15 |
| bus, going to school, and attending community activities; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Children who bully are at greater risk of engaging | 17 |
| in more serious violent behaviors; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, A large percentage of children who are bullied | 19 |
| believe that adult help is infrequent and ineffective; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| designate the week of October 5-11, 2008 as Illinois Bullying | 5 |
| Prevention Awareness Week in the State of Illinois; and be it | 6 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That we encourage Illinois schools, parents, | 8 |
| recreation programs, religious institutions, and community | 9 |
| organizations to engage in a variety of awareness and | 10 |
| prevention activities designed to make our communities safer | 11 |
| for all children and adolescents.
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