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School board approves QPR youth pilot and Zoë’s Place body-safety program
Summary
The Mt Vernon Community School Corp board unanimously approved a pilot of QPR for youth at the high school and a partnership with Zoë’s Place to deliver developmentally tailored body‑safety lessons, both presented as meeting state requirements.
The Mt Vernon Community School Corp board unanimously approved two student-safety programs Tuesday night: a pilot of QPR for youth at the high school and a body-safety curriculum developed with Zoë’s Place, a local child advocacy center.
Board members voted 5-0 to accept both proposals after staff said the programs respond to state requirements and aim to equip students and staff with prevention and reporting tools.
Krista Weber, the district’s outstanding behavior specialist, told the board that “it is a state requirement that all staff members who work with students grade 5 through 12 are trained in QPR, which stands for question, persuade, and respond.” Weber said the district’s QPR trainers want to pilot the youth module with a…
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