Bill > HRes321

This resolution supports the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a national call to action addressing educational challenges and discrimination faced by LGBTQI+ students in K-12 schools. The resolution highlights significant concerns, including over 200 anti-LGBTQI+ education bills introduced annually, widespread discrimination, and negative impacts on students' mental health and educational experiences. It acknowledges that LGBTQI+ students, especially those who are transgender, nonbinary, Black, Indigenous, people of color, and those with disabilities, frequently experience bias-based bullying, harassment, and discriminatory policies that limit their educational opportunities. The resolution supports the initiative's goals of demanding equal educational opportunities, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, recognizing that safe and inclusive school environments are crucial for students' psychological well-being and future success. Specifically, the House of Representatives supports the initiative's aims, recognizes the contributions of those drawing attention to LGBTQI+ student experiences, and encourages states, territories, and localities to adopt laws and policies that prohibit bias-based victimization, exclusion, and erasure of LGBTQI+ students.

Education

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/321/all-info