Full Text of HR0014 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Four out of five children aged 2 to 17 in the | 3 | | United States live in a home in which either they or their | 4 | | parents access the Internet; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Youth who create Internet content and use social | 6 | | networking sites are more likely to be targets of | 7 | | cyber-bullying; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS,
Some parents use social media as a means to | 9 | | discipline, embarrass, or coerce their child in order to | 10 | | correct behavior in their child that the parents believe is | 11 | | inappropriate; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, This type of online victimization is associated | 13 | | with emotional distress and other psychological problems, | 14 | | including depression; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Cyber-bullying, especially by parents, can cause | 16 | | psychological harm, including depression, negatively impact | 17 | | academic performance, safety, and the well-being of the child | 18 | | and in some cases lead to extreme violent behavior, including | 19 | | murder and suicide; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Sixty percent of mental health professionals who |
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| 1 | | responded to the Survey of Internet Mental Health Issues report | 2 | | having treated at least one patient with a problematic Internet | 3 | | experience in the previous 5 years; many of these clients were | 4 | | under 18 years of age; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | urge Congress, consistent with the First Amendment to the | 8 | | United States Constitution, to pass a law prohibiting parents | 9 | | from cyber-bullying their children by posting messages or | 10 | | images on social media sites on the Internet that embarrass, | 11 | | intimidate, coerce, harass, or cause substantial emotional | 12 | | distress to their children; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be | 14 | | forwarded to each member of the Illinois Congressional | 15 | | delegation.
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