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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