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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The children of Illinois are our future and will
3provide the leadership, creativity, and productivity to
4strengthen and sustain the quality of life in our State; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has the responsibility for
6ensuring that our children have every possible opportunity for
7school and future success; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be challenged
9academically and prepared for college, meaningful employment
10in our global economy, and lifelong success; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be supported
12by qualified, caring adults and receive access to personalized
13learning; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to learn about
15and practice a healthy lifestyle; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to learn in an
17environment that is physically and emotionally safe; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Each student in Illinois deserves to be actively
19engaged in learning and connected to the school and broader

 

 

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1community; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The consequences of not ensuring our young people
3are challenged, supported, healthy, safe, and engaged are
4clear; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Illinois has the highest dropout rate of any state
6in the U.S.; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The cost to the State in lost wages, taxes, and
8productivity over the lifetime of these students is more than
9$10.1 billion; and
 
10    WHEREAS, 19% of Illinois children were in poverty in 2010;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, 35% of children ages 3-5 were not enrolled in
13nursery school, preschool, or kindergarten in 2010; and
14    WHEREAS, 35% of Illinois children and teens ages 10-17 are
15overweight or obese; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Research indicates that more than 20% of students
17report there is no adult at their school who cares about them
18or knows them well; and
 
19    WHEREAS, According to the Indicators of School Crime and

 

 

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1Safety report of 2010, 32% of middle and high school students
2reported being bullied during the 2007 school year; therefore,
3be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we recognize March as "Illinois Whole Child Month"; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That we recognize the value of assuring that each
9student is challenged, supported, healthy, safe, and engaged;
10and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That we encourage parents, educators, and
12community members to support a whole child approach to
13education for each student; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That we encourage every Illinois school to
15celebrate Whole Child Month by adopting at least one of the
16whole child tenets to promote and encourage throughout the
17month.