Sheila Jackson Lee: “Let me thank the gentleman from Indiana for his kindness this evening as I have listened to the debate. I want to thank…”

“Let me thank the gentleman from Indiana for his kindness this evening as I have listened to the debate. I want to thank the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Kline, who have worked diligently. We could not have come to the point of having Members' amendments without the very hard work of Mr. Scott's staff, and certainly Mr. Kline. So I thank both of them because of our great concern on this issue. Mr. Chairman and colleagues, this is a face that I am trying to help with my amendment. This is the face of children being bullied in America. My amendment supports accountability-based programs and activities that are designed to enhance school safety, including research-based bullying prevention, cyber bullying prevention, disruption of recruitment activity by groups or individuals involved in violent extremism, and gang prevention programs. I will note, Mr. Chairman, that this amendment wants to support accountability-based programs and to acknowledge that every day in schools across America children of all kinds are bullied. One in seven students in grades K-12 is either a bully or a victim of bullying, and 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month. The Jackson Lee amendment also addresses growing concerns regarding violent extremism and the misuse of social media by militant extremist groups to recruit students and young persons.…”