Supporting the goals and ideals of the 2026 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-LGBTQI+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools, and calling on communities across the country to take action to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.

Summary

Declares congressional support for safe, inclusive K–12 learning environments that affirm LGBTQI+ students, teachers, and allies and recognizes the National Day of Silence. Notes evidence of anti-LGBTQ hostility in schools, cites surveys and law-enforcement data, calls out the rise of anti-LGBTQ education bills and state censorship, and urges adoption of affirming school policies to protect vulnerable students.

• Expresses congressional support for safe, inclusive K–12 environments that affirm LGBTQI+ students and staff.
• Recognizes the annual National Day of Silence as a symbol of solidarity with LGBTQI+ students.
• Cites data documenting anti-LGBTQ hostility in schools, including hate-crime figures and survey results on school climate.
• Highlights the proliferation of anti-LGBTQI+ education bills and state laws that censor LGBTQ topics in schools.
• Affirms that enumerated anti-bullying protections, gender-neutral dress codes, and inclusive learning practices improve student safety and outcomes.
• Specifically calls for protections for transgender, nonbinary, intersex, BIPOC, and disabled students.
• Is a nonbinding statement of findings and priorities; it urges policies but does not create new federal funding or mandates.
• Frames inclusive school policies as measures that can reduce absenteeism, mental-health harms, and school transfers linked to hostility.