CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

&

COUNCILMEMBER DAVID GROSSO

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

ANNOUNCES A JOINT PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE

On

Youth Bullying in the District of Columbia

on

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

3:30 P.M., Hearing Room 120, John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

            Chairman Phil Mendelson, Committee of the Whole, and Councilmember David Grosso, Committee on Education, announce the scheduling of a joint public roundtable on Youth Bullying in the District of Columbia. The roundtable will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in hearing room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building. 

            The stated purpose of this roundtable is to discuss the results of the recently sunsetted Youth Bullying Prevention Task Force, which was created out of the “Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012” to create a comprehensive model policy to be used as a framework for District agencies in adopting tailored anti-bully policies to protect youth in the District. This roundtable is also a follow up from the Committee on Education’s annual Youth Roundtable, where youth from various schools discussed their experiences with bullying.

Those who wish to testify can sign up online at http://bit.do/educationhearings or call the Committee on Education at (202) 724-8061 by 5:00pm Friday, January 10, 2020. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 10-15 copies of written testimony. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes. If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by email to Ashley Strange, or by post to the Committee on Education, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 116 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

Witnesses who anticipate needing spoken language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee office of the need as soon as possible but no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. We will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, however requests received in less than five (5) business days may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered.