Congress 108 - HCONRES 396 - Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence and encouraging units of local government, States, and school districts to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, teachers, and school employees from discrimination and harassment.

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Discrimination in education Discrimination in employment Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Government Operations and Politics Higher education Homosexuality Labor and Employment Local laws School districts School personnel Secondary education Sex discrimination Sexual harassment Sexual orientation Special days State laws Students Teachers

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Expresses support for the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence (designated April 21, 2004, a day on which participating students vow to remain silent for a full day to bring attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, teachers, and school employees).

Encourages: (1) each unit of local government and each State to adopt laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, teachers, and school employees from discrimination and harassment; and (2) each school district in the United States to protect such individuals from discrimination and harassment.

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Apr 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Apr 2, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 25, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 25, 2004

Introduced in House

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