Every Day in America 160,000 students stay home from school because they are afraid of how they might be treated by their peers. Every day, thousands ­or millions ­ more come to school with a knot in their guts­ unable to concentrate, learn, or perform at their best ­ because they are afraid they'll be insulted, harassed, assaulted or worse.   Every day...Students Hold the Key Students see, hear, and know things adults don't... and they can intervene in ways adults can't. But too often they don't because they fear retaliation and don't know what to do.   Imagine... What if a cadre of courageous, committed and skilled students ­ the social leaders of your school's diverse cliques, those most likely to speak up ­ were preventing and stopping exclusion, teasing, bullying and other forms of violence on your campus... right now?   "I may not be an angel but I realize that I have the power to create a safer school and to save lives and I know how to do it now." - Safe School Ambassador, Gadsden HS, New Mexico       For more information about Safe School Ambassadors go to: www.safeschoolambassadors.org

Click here to view: Speak Up!

Click here to view: Hidden Stories 

 

 Click here to view: Cyberbullying on Social Media PSA

 

 Click here to view: "What would you do?" A Drug & Alcohol PSA

 

 Click here to view: "Blades of Grass" A Suicide Awareness PSA

  

 Click here to view:  Cyberbullying

 

Click here to view: Gay Acceptance Video

 Click here to view: "Waiting for the World to Change" by Jenny Charrett, Olivia Winck and Emma Wachsmith on 4/30/18

 Click here to view: "If I Should Lose My Way" by Julie Heeney & Marissa Mahoney"

 Click here to view: "How To Save A Life" SSA Performance on 6/6/12

 

Click here to print the lyrics and story behind the Pearl Jam song, Jeremy.

Click to view the:  Status and Your Brain Presentation by Ellen Chevalier

Click to view the:  SSA Social Media PowerPoint Presentation by Justin Tolchinsky

Click to view the: Acts of Mistreatment & Ambassador Actions

 Click to view the: Safe School Ambassador Handbook

 

Click to view the: Active Listening Presentation

 

Click here to view the: Popularity: Likeability vs. Status

Program Leader: Jenny Charrett: jcharett@opusd.org

Ellen Chevalier: echevalier@opusd.org

Anastasia Kokiousis: akokiousis@opusd.org

Francisco Henning-Mata: fhenning@opusd.org

Brittany Michael: brittany.michael.457@my.csun.edu

Randy McLelland:rmclelland@opusd.org

Suzie Stasiefski: sstasiefski@opusd.org

Stephanie Walker-Sean: swalker-sean@opusd.org