Sheila Jackson Lee: “Let me, first of all, thank the gentleman from Indiana, again, for the clarity of this instruction to our school…”

“Let me, first of all, thank the gentleman from Indiana, again, for the clarity of this instruction to our school districts across America; and if I might, again, acknowledge Mr. Scott and the chairman of the full committee. If I might continue to say that cyber bullying, it is estimated that 2.2 million children experienced cyber bullying in 2011. This is a teaching tool. This is a Marvel comic book that says Internet superheroes meet the Internet villains, many different tools that school districts can use to be able to educate our children. Sixty-four percent of students enrolled in weight loss programs reported experiencing weight-based victimization. As I indicated, peer advocacy, 70.6 percent of young people say they have seen bullying in their school. We know that this is a problem, but we know that intervention helps. My amendment, again, emphasizes the intervention and the accountability. I ask my colleagues to support this amendment, I thank them for their support in advance, and I leave you simply by acknowledging that this face should be a smile. When every child goes to school, they should have a smile on their face. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. It is listed in the report as Jackson Lee Amendment No. 25. As the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus, I have long advocated for the health, dignity and well-being of our nation's children. One of the fundamental things that children need to succeed in life is a good education.…”