• Follow the Student Code of Conduct. 

• Know and follow the school's safety policies. 

• Follow the school rules. 

• Confide with an adult (parent, teacher, counselor, etc.) when personally experiencing symptoms of depression. 

• Listen to the concerns of friends and encourage them to seek appropriate help. 

• Avoid becoming a victim--- avoid high-risk situations and seek help from adults. 

• Serve as a big brother/big sister, peer tutor, or mentor for a younger student. 

• Refrain from teasing, bullying, and harassing other students, and be tolerant of their differences. 

• Learn ways to resist negative peer pressure. 

• Speak out and refuse to participate in negative or criminal behavior.

 

• Actively participate in school safety/violence prevention programs such as conflict management, problems solving teams, peer mediation, and community service. 

• Serve on the school safety team to provide ideas on how to improve school safety. 

• Work with teacher and administrators to develop a safe way to report threats. 

• Learn who to go to with information and concerns about known or potential violence, bullying, and harassment. 

• Immediately report suspicious behaviors, threats of violence, drug sale or use, bullying and victimization, vandalism, or suicide to school officials or other responsible adults.

  

• In the absence of adult direction, decide where it is safest to be and remain there. 

• If a violent situation occurs, notify the first available adult. 

• Follow instructions of school, law enforcement officials or other emergency response personnel. 

• Assist teachers and staff in determining who is accounted for and who is not. 

• If able, assist injured persons. 

• Calm and reassure peers.

 

• Share all related information with law enforcement officials, teachers, and school staff. 

• Do not speculate or perpetuate rumors. 

• Seek counseling and other opportunities to deal with stress and grief.