Kevin Brady: “Mr. Chairman, we have passed this exact language twice through this House, Republicans and Democrats. We have protected…”

“Mr. Chairman, we have passed this exact language twice through this House, Republicans and Democrats. We have protected equally from frivolous lawsuits our teachers, our principals, our educators, and our school boards. Our principals and teachers tell us that is so important, because if the school board does not back up the principals and teachers, all we have done is open a loophole for more violence, more bullying, more threats, and more harassing lawsuits. At a time when we always fear another Columbine, the last thing we need is an open loophole, an invitation to harassing lawsuits against the educators who need to maintain order in their classroom. Let me close with this. Members of Congress are often asked: 'What are you doing to stop school violence? What are you doing to make our schools safer?' Today we have the opportunity to answer, because today we have a clear choice, a choice between dedicated teachers and students who want to learn, or threatening, disruptive bullies and their reckless attorneys. It is time to take the lawyers out of the classroom and to restore order and discipline so our teachers can teach, our children can learn, in truly safe schools. That is the right choice.”