FCAE-AP: Suicide Prevention
Students identified as suicidal shall receive appropriate help as quickly as possible. School personnel working with a depressed or suicidal student shall provide support, parental contact, and referral. To that end, student confidentiality may be waived in life-threatening situations.
With the intent of contributing to the prevention of suicide among its students where possible, the Board directs that an adolescent suicide awareness program be initiated, including:
- Staff in-service education on suicide prevention that at least complies with state law.
- Establishment of referral/response procedures in each school to facilitate assisting students identified as possibly suicidal.
- Infusion into the curriculum (K – 12) of appropriate information to help students deal appropriately with their emotions, recognize possible suicide warning signs in themselves and others, and increase their awareness of alternatives and resources available for assistance.
- Parental awareness program to increase their understanding about the problem and the resources available.
- Procedures in each school for dealing appropriately with tragedies to ease the impact on students, staff, and community in the event of a student suicide.
Adopted: 4/28/15