Student Safety Assembly

North Albany Middle School

December 12, 2023

The Situation

• Student fight
• Weapon
• After-school fights
• Social media
• Threats
• Rumors
• Division of student groups
• Continued social media

Social Media

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Be responsible when posting

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• Bring all safety concerns to your administrator or a trusted adult
• Truth vs. Fiction
• Impact when you share
• False information
• Fights
• Violence
• Trash talking
• Bullying
• Illegal activity

Safety Precautions

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What you can do!

Tell an adult immediately if:

• Something happened to you
• You had an experience or saw something that made you feel uncomfortable or scared
• If you have information that could help

Student Safety

• Walk on sidewalks
• Follow traffic rules and signs
• Walk with a friend
• You must have your School ID
• Take the correct bus and go home
• Avoid potential safety issues

• Stay away from large crowds
• Be aware of your surroundings
• Keep your phone in a safe place, and don’t walk and text at the same time.

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Student Safety

Code of Conduct

• Levels of interventions & responses

Impact of Behavior

• Behaviors impacting others
• Trauma
• Academics
• Extra-curricular
• What You Can Do
• Change the behavior

What You Can Do

• Class on time
• Take late passes at entry
• Get a pass to leave a space
• Classroom
• Office
• Cafe
• Walk away from arguments/fights
• After school program

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STRIVE for FIVE

• Engage in Learning
• Respect Staff and Peers
• Take Pride in School Spaces
• Come to Class on Time
• Have Safe Bodies

Represent NAMS

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Change the Perception

• 1. Self-discipline
• 2. Time Management Skills
• 3. Independence
• 4. Motivation
• 5. Organization
• 6. Flexibility
• 7. Persistence
• 8. Good Study Habits
• 9. Critical Thinking Skills
• 10. Communication Skills
• 11. Perseverance
• 13. Collaboration
• 14. Responsibility

No Place for Hate

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A promise to promote respect & kindness towards everyone, and to speak out against prejudice & discrimination.

• Treat everyone fairly
• Be kind to everyone, even if they are not like me
• Tell a staff member if you see someone being hurt or bullied
• To seek to gain understanding of those who are different from myself
• To reach out to support those who are targets of hate

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Promotion/ Retention

Students failing one core class reviewed by a school-based committee to determine whether the course needs to be repeated in summer school.

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Students failing two core classes will be expected to attend summer school and have an opportunity for promotion. If you ld complete summer school, you will be promoted to the next grade.

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Students failing three or more core classes will not be eligible for summer school, and shall not be promoted to the next grade.

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Requirements to participate in the Eighth Grade Moving Up Ceremony

• Students who pass all classes will be allowed to participate in the Moving Up Ceremony
• Good kids make poor choices. Prior suspensions should not determine their participation in the Moving Up Ceremony; however, if they are suspended at the time, they will not be allowed to participate.

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