Whereas there is an
increasing concern about violence in schools and communities and….
Whereas research
indicates that exposure to violence in media can have a negative impact on
children’s learning, development, and behavior and, in fact, can cause them
to behave in aggressive and harmful ways toward others and….
Whereas parents
have the most control over their children’s television viewing and media
listening habits and….
Whereas there is a
need to increase awareness of the impact of exposure to violence in media
among parents and teachers and children…
Therefore, The
Georgia Association of School Psychologists and the Georgia Parent Teacher
Association hereby agree to commit their energy and resources to collaborate
on a multi-year initiative to develop and implement practices which increase
the level of awareness of the harmful effects of media violence on children
and to encourage the development of alternatives to such activity in an
effort to foster positive mental health among the children and youth of the
State of Georgia.
Be it resolved that
this joint resolution commits the parties to developing a broad statewide
plan to assist local communities and schools in initiating a variety of
innovative practices and activities that: increase levels of awareness
regarding the impact of harmful media exposure; help promote positive
alternatives to such exposure; and focus on efforts to influence public
policy and the media.
In testimony
whereof, we have affixed our signatures in acknowledgement this
twenty-fourth day of July, 2001.
