Staff members shall follow administrative procedures to provide appropriate intervention and assistance to students threatening or attempting suicide. Due to the risk of lives in these tragic situations, school personnel shall be permitted to interview and/or care for students without prior parental permission and shall have protection from liability in accordance with state law.
Adopted: date of manual adoption
Self-Esteem Promotion/Suicide Prevention
The Board of Education recognizes that the incidence of adolescent suicide is on the rise and that suicide is a major killer of young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Therefore, the Board directs the superintendent to initiate and continue appropriate awareness and prevention programs in the district. The school staff, students and parents/guardians all can contribute significantly toward the prevention of adolescent suicide. Therefore the district shall consider each of these segments of the school community when developing its programs. The Board directs that the programs developed include information that shall help the school staff, parents/guardians and students to:- Understand the developmental stages of adolescence
- Understand how feelings of depression and despair can lead to suicide
- Recognize the early warning signs of suicide
- Learn how to help in a suicidal crisis
- Identify community resources where teenagers can get help
- Address the impact of such a tragedy
| Legal References: | C.R.S. 13‑21‑108(1) |
| C.R.S. 22‑32‑110 (1)(bb) | |
| C.R.S. 24‑10‑106.5 | |