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Jay Foundation presenters ask Albany County School trustees to help expand 'J Boots' suicide‑prevention program
Summary
Presenters from the Jay Foundation and local partners described a program that gives high‑school seniors 'J Boots' as a prompt for peer check‑ins, told trustees the effort reached 129 Laramie High students this spring, and asked the board to support an opt‑out enrollment process and local fundraising to scale the program.
At the April Albany County School District #1 board meeting, presenters from the Jay Foundation and community partners described a suicide‑prevention initiative that gives high‑school seniors a pair of “J Boots” and asked the board to help expand the program through fundraising and an opt‑out enrollment model.
The Jay Foundation presenters said the program pairs a physical symbol (the boots) with two simple commitments for students: to perform a “boot check” (a brief check‑in with someone) and to seek help if they are not doing well. Julie Mackie, the Jay Foundation’s Wyoming outreach coordinator, told trustees the boots…
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