Dale Kildee: “Sexual harassment is widespread and affects female students at all levels of education, including those in elementary…”

By working together, we can ensure that the educational needs of both boys and girls are met in the 1999 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Mr. Chairman, I think the gentlewoman from Hawaii [Mrs. Mink] has brought to us an area of very great interest to all of us, something that we have expressed interest in for the last few authorizations, and I would like to do this: I would…

The Girls Act affords an opportunity to greatly reduce the incidence of sexual harassment by gathering data on these often hidden offenses and providing programs to prevent sexual harassment and abuse.

I rise in opposition to the amendment. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman's amendment would strike key portions of title 2 which are designed to increase opportunities for students to achieve high standards and to prepare for the 21st century…