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Board hears proposal to adopt 'Signs of Suicide' curriculum; director says parents will be notified
Summary
Administrators presented 'Signs of Suicide' as a curriculum for student groups and families and noted state law requires staff training every three years on suicide prevention; the board discussed the curricular-approval process and notification steps for parents.
District administrators presented 'Signs of Suicide,' a curriculum designed for students and families, as a curricular-approval item and explained how it would be used within student groups and by families who request it. The director of mental health, Kim Sperling, has led research into the curriculum, the presenter said, and the district would notify parents before a student’s participation in the program.
Speaker 3 told the board the curriculum is intended to help students and families identify warning signs and care for peers, and that state law requires suicide-prevention staff training every three years. "We're required by state law to train all of our staff every 3 years on suicide prevention," the presenter said. The curriculum would also be available to families who indicate interest.
The item was brought to the board for discussion as a curricular approval step; policy guidelines and forms were identified as next steps in the process. No formal vote adopting the curriculum was recorded during the meeting.
Next steps: staff will bring policy guidelines and approval forms for board consideration in a future meeting, and administrators will continue outreach and parent-notification planning.
