PRINTER'S NO. 1275
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
243
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY KILLION, AUMENT, BAKER, BARTOLOTTA, BLAKE,
BREWSTER, BROWNE, COSTA, FARNESE, HUGHES, IOVINO, KEARNEY,
LANGERHOLC, LEACH, MARTIN, MENSCH, SCHWANK, STREET,
TARTAGLIONE, VOGEL, J. WARD AND YUDICHAK, OCTOBER 21, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 21, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2019 as "Bullying Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Bullying is intentional, repeated behavior by one or
more people that can harm others physically and emotionally; and
WHEREAS, Bullying is a type of abuse which can take many
forms and crosses all classes, ages, religions and areas without
discrimination; and
WHEREAS, The Center for Schools and Communities examined
bullying levels in grades 3 through 12 in 25 counties and
reported that bullying is most common during elementary and
middle school years but also occurs in high school; and
WHEREAS, A Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Pennsylvania Youth Survey found in 2017 that 28.2% of
Pennsylvania students in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 reported that
students have been bullied in the past 12 months; and
WHEREAS, The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention reported that among children and youths who are 17
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years of age or younger approximately 1 in 5 reported being
physically bullied and approximately 3 in 10 reported being
teased or emotionally bullied in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, In a 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
study of youths in grades 9 through 12, 19% of students reported
being bullied on school property in the previous 12 months and
of students in grades 3 through 8, 41.6% reported being bullied
on school property; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office
for Safe Schools maintains a website containing resources on
bullying prevention for parents, educators and professionals who
serve our youths in and out of school; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of October 2019
as "Bullying Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
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