Safe Schools Resources

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Do you need support with home study materials or technology during this time? If so, please reach out to us at info@galsla.org or (818) 389-1184.

¿Necesitas apoyo con los materiales para el estudio en casa o con la tecnología durante éste tiempo? Si es así, por favor contáctenos a info@galsla.org o (818) 389-1184.

Bullying

Bullying is defined in California Education Code 48900 as any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act(s) or conduct, including electronic communications committed by a pupil(s) that has, or can be reasonably predicted to have, the effect of one or more of the following:

1. Reasonable fear of harm to person or property;

2. Substantially detrimental effect on physical or mental health;

3. Substantial interference with academic performance;

4. Substantial interference with the ability to participate in or benefit from school services, activities, or privileges. A Safe Place to Learn Act. Ed. Code 234.5 - The Superintendent shall post, and annually update, on the department’s Internet Web site and provide to each school district a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support to youth, and their families, who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, including school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying on the basis of religious affiliation, nationality, race, or ethnicity, or perceived religious affiliation, nationality, race, or ethnicity.

Below are some resources for school staff, parents and students on how to prevent bullying, sample policies for school districts, and how to address bullying in schools. This can include the use of alternatives to suspension/expulsion, such as Restorative Justice, which can hold students accountable for their actions while at the same time building a nurturing and positive school climate.

Resources

• California Department of Education - Bullying Prevention

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - The Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide:
  What We Know and What it Means for Schools

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Bullying Research and Youth Violence

• Stop Bullying.gov For Kids, Teens, Parents and Educators

• Cyberbullying - What is it?

• Bullying and LGBTQ Youth

• Bullying and Youth with Disabilities and Special Health Needs

• National Crime Prevention Council

• Psychology and Counseling: Understanding Bullying Behavior

Harassment

• Refer to our Policies and Procedures page for information on Title IX

CDE’s list of CA organizations providing support to youth and their families in Region 11 (Los Angeles County).

Human Trafficking Prevention

To report suspected human trafficking or to receive assistance call your local police department, call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1(888)373-7888, or text the National Human Trafficking Resource Center the word "HELP" or "INFO" to 233733. 

Human Trafficking: Fact Sheet for Schools

• Human Trafficking in America's Schools

• Tools for Educators

• Prevalence of Commercially Sexually Exploited Children

• 12 Tips When Working with Sex Trafficked Survivors

• What Youth Say Works

• Forever Found - prevention, rescue, and restoration of child trafficking victims