By teaching students the importance of treating themselves and others with kindness and respect, we set behavioral expectations and help students recognize inappropriate and unsafe behaviors. We did this through the "Good Touch and Bad Touch Training Program." Students learned how to set personal boundaries, identify trusted adults and recognize their instincts at work.
While adults are primarily responsible for keeping youngsters healthy and safe, teaching students to "Think First & Stay Safe" enables them to take an active role in protecting themselves when necessary. Schools provide an ideal environment for reaching every child with positive messages and prevention strategies. Staffed with mandatory reporters, schools provide a nurturing and safe environment for students to disclose incidents of bullying and abuse or to obtain help if having thoughts of mistreating others.
