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Cantwell,NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVESthat Ms.the members of this body recognize the week of February 3-7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week.

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Smith, and Mr.

Wyden) submitted the following resolution;

which was considered and agreed to _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Designating the week of February 3 through 7, 2025, as ``National School Counseling Week''.

Whereas the American School Counselor Association has designated February 3 through 7, 2025, as ``National School Counseling Week'';

Whereas school counselors have long advocated for all students;

Whereas school counselors help develop well-rounded students by guiding students through academic learning, social and emotional development, and career exploration;

Whereas personal and social growth can help lead to increased academic achievement;

Whereas school counselors play a vital role in ensuring that students are ready for both college and careers;

Whereas school counselors play a vital role in making students aware of opportunities for financial aid and college scholarships;

Whereas school counselors assist with and coordinate efforts to foster a positive school climate, resulting in a safer learning environment for all students;

Whereas school counselors have been instrumental in helping students, teachers, and parents deal with personal trauma as well as tragedies in their communities and in the United States;

Whereas students face a myriad of challenges every day, including peer pressure, bullying, mental health issues, the deployment of family members to serve in conflicts overseas, and school violence;

Whereas a school counselor is one of the few professionals in a school building who is trained in both education and social and emotional development;

Whereas the roles and responsibilities of school counselors are often misunderstood;

Whereas the school counselor position is often among the first to be eliminated to meet budgetary constraints;

Whereas the national average ratio of students to school counselors is 376 to 1, far exceeding the 250 to 1 ratio recommended by the American School Counselor Association, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and other organizations;

and Whereas the celebration of National School Counseling Week will increase awareness of the important and necessary role school counselors play in the lives of students in the United States:

Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates the week of February 3 through 7, 2025, as ``National School Counseling Week'';