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Committee unanimously backs resolution encouraging schools to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended SCR 2, a concurrent resolution encouraging schools and local governments to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with remembrance and educational activities; lawmakers and witnesses shared personal memories.
The Senate education committee unanimously recommended SCR 2, a concurrent resolution encouraging local governments and schools to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with appropriate remembrance and educational activities.
Sponsor said the milestone provides an opportunity for teachers and communities to remember the event and discuss its history with students who were not yet born. Committee members and several public commenters, including teachers who recalled where they were on Sept. 11, supported the resolution and urged schools to plan age-appropriate remembrance activities. The committee voted to send the resolution forward unanimously and then adjourned.
