Safety and Violence Education Students (SAVE Students) Act

Ohio law provides for changes to the prescribed curriculum specific to health education beginning July 1, 2023. Starting in the 2023-2024 school year, in every grade level from grades 6 through 12 and continuing each subsequent year, school districts must include at least one hour (or one standard class period) per school year of evidence-based instruction in each of the following topics:

1.      Suicide awareness and prevention;

2.      Safety training and violence prevention; and

3.      Social inclusion.

For the instruction required under this section, the local board must use a training program approved by the Ohio Department of Education. Parents may opt their children out of the instruction.

Suicide Awareness and Prevention and Violence Prevention (Grades 6-12)

Ohio law requires evidence-based programs in suicide awareness and prevention and violence prevention to address the following:

• How to instruct students to identify the signs and symptoms of depression, suicide and self-harm in their peers;

• How to teach students about mental health and depression, warning signs of suicide and the importance of and processes for seeking help on behalf of self and peers and reporting of these behaviors;

• How to identify observable warning signs and signals of individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others; and

• The importance of taking threats seriously and seeking help.

• How students can report dangerous, violent, threatening, harmful, or potentially harmful activity, including the use of the district's chosen anonymous reporting program.

Our  Plan for meeting this guideline:

MS Grades 6-7-8 - During Health Class (1 class period each quarter by school counselor & ESC social worker)

HS Grade 9 - During Health Class (1 class period each semester)

HS Grades 10-11-12 - During ELA class (school counselors to present 1 period)

Resources:

Erika's Lighthouse

Sandy Hook: Say Something & Say Something Suicide Prevention
*Grade Level Assemblies with Trumbull County Family Courts 

Social Inclusion (Grades 6-12) 

Ohio law requires evidence-based programs in social inclusion to address the following:

• What social isolation is and how to identify it in others;

• What social inclusion is and the importance of establishing connections with peers;

• When and how to seek help for peers who may be socially isolated; and

• How to utilize strategies for more social inclusion in classrooms and the school

Our  Plan for meeting this guideline:

MS Grades 6-7-8 - During Health Class (1 class period each quarter)

HS Grade 9 - During Health Class (1 class period each semester)

HS Grades 10-11-12 - During ELA class (school counselors to present 1 period)

Resources:

Lifeskills Training

Sandy Hook: Say Hello

Erin’s Law

Hubbard Board Policy 8462 STUDENT ABUSE AND NEGLECT

…In accordance with law, the Board will provide appropriate instruction on personal safety and assault prevention to all students in grades K-6, and also will provide developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention to all students in grades K-6.  Instruction for students in grades seven (7) through twelve (12) will include developmentally appropriate instruction in sexual violence prevention education.  The parents/guardians of students who receive instruction related to dating violence prevention and sexual violence prevention will be notified that it is required curriculum, that they may examine the instructional materials upon request, and that a student may be excused from the instruction at the parent’s/guardians’ written request.

Our  Plan for meeting this guideline:

Grades K-4 - Second Step (counselor to present two 30 minute lessons in each classroom 1 per semester)

Grades 5-12 - Assembly w/ESC and Trumbull County Family Court personnel  - topics to include online safety, sexual harassment, dating & violence prevention

The Hubbard Exempted Village School District respects the rights of parents and guardians to make decisions regarding their child’s education. As such, and upon request, you may examine the materials associated with your child’s instruction in child sexual abuse prevention, dating violence prevention, and/or sexual violence prevention as part of the District’s health education curriculum. If you would like to request such materials, please contact
  

Ms. Yobe, HHS Principal (grades 9-12) at 330 534-1921 ext. 2001

Mr. Hoffman, HMS Principal (grades 5-8) at 330 534-1921 ext. 3001

Mr. Marcello, HES Principal (grades K-4) at 330 534-1921 ext. 4001