Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter

Coffee with Sugar

Friday, August 25, 2023

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Enrollment

323 students in grades UTK/K-3, 143 students in grades 4 and 5

Two TK, four Kindergarten, three 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th classes.

Instructional Aides support

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Enrichment and After School Programs

During School Hours

Two PE coaches

Computer Lab teacher

Visual Arts teacher

Music teacher

Theatre teacher (grades 3-2, 1-2)

Dance (2nd semester)

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After-School Hours

Beyond the Bell

Orchestra

S.T.A.R Galaxy

S.T.A.R. Nova-Classes

Orchestra-after school

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Kenter Canyon Parent Support Group

Instagram

KenterCanyon.org

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Being a School Volunteer

^{The mission of the LAUSD School Volunteer Program is to enhance the school’s learning environment and educational program by utilizing the talents and resources found in our local communities.}

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Who Can Become a Volunteer?

• Parents/Guardians

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• Community Members

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• LAUSD Employees

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• Retired Individuals

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• Students (High School & College)

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What Do Volunteers Do?

• The administrator/designee will work with you to find an assignment that utilizes your knowledge, talents and gifts so that they strengthen the school community.

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• Once assigned, both you and the administrator/designee will determine if your assignment is the best fit. If not, it will be modified and changed.

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• If you do not feel comfortable in an assignment, you may notify the administrator/designee and ask for a new assignment.

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Common Volunteer Activities

• Assist on the campus/playground

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• Support the Safety Valet Program (volunteers must be trained)

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• Assist parents by providing guidance to navigate Parent Portal

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• Assist in the main office to maintain a welcoming environment

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• Support and promote Parent and �Family Center programs

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Stay positive; Refrain from making judgements about how an event is handled

Be respectful and polite; Use appropriate words and phrases while volunteering

Report any incident to an administrator

Sign in and out at the end of service each day; Give notice if you can’t make it to your assignment

Volunteer Expectations

Dress Appropriately

• Parenting other people’s children.
• Communicating with other parents about what challenges their child had at school with the teacher, other students or administration.
• Substituting for the teacher.
• Being a personal friend with students. For example, communicating with them through text, Facebook, Instagram.
• Gossiping about students and their parents.
• Talking negatively about the school, school administrators, staff and/or other parents.
• Expecting special treatment or materials for volunteering in the school.

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Reminders:

Volunteering is Not…

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All observations must remain in the classroom and/or school

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Do not share any student information that is said to you or that you overhear with anyone.

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Keep comments about other people’s children, teachers and/or staff members to yourself.

Treat others information as if it were your own information

Confidentiality Reminders

All conversations must remain within the classroom or school.

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Understand that the teacher is responsible for the instructional curriculum and student discipline.

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Follow the directions of your immediate supervisor.

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Encourage and share ideas with staff.

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Remember: You are there to assist as needed and where assigned.

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Seek help when you need clarification and/or more information or are having a problem at the school.

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Working with Teachers and Staff

Respect the privacy of teachers and students.

Becoming a Volunteer

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1. Complete the online volunteer application

https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/10443

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• Submit your TB clearance to school

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• Upload your COVID-19 Vaccination to Daily Pass

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Commitment Form Highlights

• Sign in/Sign Out Procedures
• Follow Assignment Schedule
• Wear LAUSD Volunteer Badge
• Only Use Adult Restrooms
• Never be Alone with Students
• If you suspect child abuse, notify principal/ designee immediately & confidentially
• Treat student information confidentially
• Treat all students, families and employees with respect

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District Policies to Follow�

• Child Abuse

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• Sexual Harassment and Non-discrimination/ Title IX

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• Code of Ethics

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• Code of Conduct with Students

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• Board Resolution: Respectful Treatment of Others

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Discontinuation of Volunteer �Service (BUL-6746.4 pg. 11)

Schools may discontinue a person’s volunteer service when the volunteer:

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• Poses a danger or threat to staff, students, or other adults.

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• Violates the privacy of students or any other person on the school site.

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• Fails to follow District policies such as the Respectful Treatment of Others Board Resolution, discrimination or harassment policies, the LAUSD Code of Conduct with Students and the LAUSD Employee Code of Ethics.

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• Fails to abide by the signed Volunteer Commitment Form.

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• Has been issued a disruptive person letter during the current school year.

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Volunteers at Kenter

Approved and Processing- 87

New/incomplete applications-39

Please email TB clearance to Mr. Frederique f.yveskenzie@lausd.net

Vaccination pending with the District -17

Questions: Parent and Community Services

Phone (213) 481-3350 Fax (213) 482-1498

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Thank you, Parent Volunteers!

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Attendance Reminders

Attendance Matters

Attendance Achievement by Instructional Day

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Attendance Support Strategies:

Attendance Chart/ Race

Attendance Tree

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North Play Yard

Grades 1, 2

B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4

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Cafeteria/

Auditorium

Library

Admin. Building

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4/3

6/5

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Coyote Court

South Play Yard

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Grades 3, 4, 5

Kinder

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Play Yard

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North Kenter Avenue

Homewood

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Rd

North Loop

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Staff parking

Staff Parking

Outdoor Class room

Isola

tion area

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Dismissal 3rd grade

Valet

Drop off/

Dismissal

Drop off and

Dismissal Kinder

Request Gate

Reunion Gate

Evacuation

Zone (emergency and drills)

Valet drop off

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Child Sexual Grooming and Awareness

Module for Parents and Caregivers

Every School Safe

Todas las Escuela Seguras

Conciencia Sobre el Engaño Pederasta 

Módulo para Padres y Tutores Legales

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Objetivos del Módulo:

At the end of this module, we will have developed greater awareness and understanding of:

• The four types of child abuse and neglect (review)
• What grooming for child sexual abuse is
• Resources you can access if someone you know needs help

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Objectives for this Module:

Al concluir este módulo, tendremos un mayor conocimiento y conciencia de:

• Los cuatro tipos de abuso y negligencia o descuido de menores (repaso) 
• Lo que es el engaño pederasta para el abuso sexual de menores
• Recursos a los que puede acceder si alguien que conoce necesita ayuda 

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Inclusion Activity  - Actividad de Inclusión

What do these quotes on trust mean to you?

 ¿Qué significan para usted estas citas acerca de la confianza?

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Love all, trust few.

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Ama a todos, confía en pocos.

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~ William Shakespeare

Being trustworthy requires: Doing the right thing. And doing things right.

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Ser digno de confianza requiere: Hacer el bien y hacer bien las cosas.

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~ Don Peppers

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Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

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A quien sea descuidado con la verdad en asuntos pequeños, no se le puede confiar asuntos importantes.

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~ Albert Einstein

The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool.

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La confianza del inocente es la herramienta mas poderosa del mentiroso. 

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~ Stephen King

It is equally failing to trust anybody, and to trust nobody.

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Tan malo es confiar en todos como no confiar en nadie.

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~ English Proverb 

Trust yourself, you know more than you think you do.

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Confíe en sí mismo; sabe más de lo que cree.

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~ Benjamin Spock

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Child Abuse

Abuso de Menores

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Child Abuse

Child abuse is defined as any intentional act an individual commits causing harm or injury to a child or the health of a child.

Abuso de Menores

El abuso de menores se define como cualquier acto intencional que un individuo comete causando daño o lesión a un menor o a su salud.

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Four Categories of

Child Abuse and Neglect

There are four different categories:

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• Neglect
• Emotional Abuse
• Physical Abuse
• Sexual Abuse

Cuatro Categorías de

Abuso y Descuido de Menores

Hay cuatro categorías diferentes:

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• Descuido
• Abuso emocional
• Abuso físico
• Abuso sexual

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Neglect

Neglect is a failure to provide for child’s basic needs. This includes basic physical, emotional, and medical needs.

If a caregiver fails to protect a child from harm, this may also be neglect.

Descuido

El Descuido consiste en la falta de cuidado de las necesidades básicas del menor. Esto incluye las necesidades físicas, emocionales y médicas básicas.

Si un cuidador no puede proteger al menor del daño, esto también puede ser descuido.

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Emotional Abuse

Emotional abuse is any attitude, behavior, or failure to act on the part of the caregiver that interferes with a child’s mental health or social development.

Emotional abuse can be verbal, mental and psychological and range from insult to extreme forms of punishment.

Abuso Emocional

El abuso emocional es cualquier actitud, comportamiento o falta de acción por parte del cuidador que interfiere con la salud mental o el desarrollo social del menor.

El abuso emocional puede ser verbal, mental y psicológico y va desde el insulto hasta formas extremas de castigo.

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Physical Abuse

Physical abuse is any non-accidental injury to a child. An injury is not considered an accident if the caregiver’s actions were intentional.

Abuso Físico

El abuso físico es cualquier lesión no accidental a un menor. Una lesión no se considera un accidente si las acciones del cuidador fueron intencionales.

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Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse is a specific type of abuse in which an individual engages a child in sexual activity.

Child sexual abuse may involve use of pressure, force or deception. It includes sexual assault and sexual exploitation.

*Sexual abuse can be adult-to-child or child-to-child. 

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SGM 3, 4, Initiation

Abuso Sexual

El abuso sexual es un tipo específico de abuso en el que un individuo involucra a un menor en actividad sexual.

El abuso sexual de menores puede implicar el uso de presión, fuerza o engaño. Incluye la agresión sexual y la explotación sexual.

*El abuso sexual puede ser de adulto a menor o de menor a menor. 

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Grooming

Engaño Pederasta

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What is grooming for sexual abuse?

Grooming is when an individual builds a relationship with a child in order to sexually abuse them.

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¿Qué es el engaño pederasta para el abuso sexual?

El engaño pederasta es cuando una persona entabla una relación con un menor con el fin de abusar sexualmente del menor.

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Possible Signs of Grooming

1. Touching that is intimate or sexual in nature;
2. Personal or social media interaction with student;
3. Meeting a student away from school grounds or hours;
4. Giving gifts or spending extra time with a student in nonsexual ways; and
5. Sexual or personal oral or written comments made to a student.

Source: BUL. 1347.5

Indicios del engaño pederasta

1. Tocar a una persona con una intención sexual o de intimidad;
2. Interacción personal o en redes sociales con un estudiante;
3. Reunirse con un estudiante fuera de la escuela o del horario escolar;
4. Dar regalos o pasar más tiempo con un estudiante en un contexto que no es sexual; y
5. Comentarios orales o escritos sexuales o personales dirigidos a un estudiante.

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Sexual Grooming Stages

Stage 1: Selection

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Stage 2: Gaining access to the child such as: coaching, tutoring, or doing things with the child away from peers and other adults

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Stage 3: Developing trust with the child such as: extra attention, compliments, giving special privileges, or spending extra time with child 

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SGM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Etapas del Engaño Pederasta

Etapa 1: Selección

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Etapa 2: Obtener acceso al menor, por ejemplo, en entrenamientos, tutoría o realizar otras actividades con el menor alejado de compañeros y otros adultos

Etapa 3: Ganarse la confianza del menor dándole, por ejemplo, más atención, elogios, privilegios especiales o pasando mucho tiempo con el menor

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Sexual Grooming Stages

Stage 4: Increasing physical contact and exposure to sexual content such as: talking about relationships, accidental touching, or pornographic images.

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Stage 5: Maintaining the sexually abusive relationship with the child such as: encouraging secrets, giving rewards, making child feel it’s their fault, threats of harm to friends and family, or rejection

SGM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Etapas del Engaño Pederasta

Etapa 4: Incrementar el contacto físico y exposición a temas sexuales, por ejemplo, hablar de relaciones, contacto físico accidental o imágenes pornográficas.

Etapa 5: Mantener una relación de abuso sexual con el menor, por ejemplo, pedirle que guarde secretos, darle regalos, hacer sentir al menor que es su culpa, amenazas de ocasionar daño a la familia o amigos o rechazo

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Grooming behaviors you might observe:

• Establishing relationships of trust with child’s caregivers (babysitter, coach, parents, etc.)
• Seeking out time alone with the child
• “Accidental” sexual touching, hugging for a long period of time or back rubs
• Giving excessive rewards, gifts and privileges

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SGM 2, 3, 4

• Ganarse la confianza de las personas que cuidan del menor (niñera, entrenador deportivo, padres, etc.)
• Buscar periodos para estar solo con el menor
• Tocar sexualmente “por accidente”, abrazar durante mucho tiempo o acariciar la espalda
• Dar regalos, premios o privilegios excesivos

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Conducta del engaño pederasta que usted podría observar:

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Grooming behaviors you might observe:

• Having sexually explicit conversations or telling dirty jokes
• Asking questions about relationships and sexual experience
• Exposing child to pornography

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SGM 2, 3, 4

Conductas del engaño pederasta que usted podría observar:

• Conversaciones sexuales explícitas o contar chistes de mal gusto
• Preguntar acerca de relaciones o experiencias sexuales
• Exponer al menor a la pornografía

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How a groomer maintains a sexual relationship:

• Tells the child to tell no one what has happened
• Encourages keeping this a “secret” between the child and abuser
• Makes the child feel responsible for the abuse
• Convinces the child this is normal and acceptable behavior

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SGM 5

Maneras cómo una persona que hace engaño pederasta mantiene una relación sexual:

• Le dice al menor que no le cuente a nadie lo que pasó
• Le pide al menor que lo guarde como un ”secreto” entre el abusador y el menor
• Hace que el menor se sienta responsable del abuso
• Convence al menor que esta conducta es normal y aceptable

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• Threats of harm to family or friends and breaking up the family
• Statements such as, “No one will believe you,” “People will become angry if you tell,” “Don’t tell our secret,” and “No one will understand”

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SGM 5

• Amenaza con lastimar a la familia o amigos y desintegrar la familia
• Usa frases como: “Nadie te va a creer”, “Si lo cuentas la gente se enojará contigo”, “no cuentes nuestro secreto” y “nadie entenderá”

How a groomer maintains a sexual relationship:

Maneras cómo una persona que hace engaño pederasta mantiene una relación sexual:

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What you can do to help someone who is being abused or is experiencing inappropriate behavior

Speak To: Principal, Assistant Principal, Counselor, Dean of Students, Teacher

Do not ignore inappropriate behaviors, including comments and/or touching

Do not make excuses for the person engaging in inappropriate behavior or abuse

Call the Police (911)

Seek out hotline numbers and websites for child abuse such as:

• Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or thehotline.org
• National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline: 1-866-331-9474 or text loveis to 22522
• Teenlineonline.org
• Runaway hotline: 1-800-RUNAWAY
• National Suicide Hotline: text or call 988
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741
• Trevor Project (LGBTQ+): 1-866-488-7386
• Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Parents (LAUSD) 

Qué puede hacer para ayudar a alguien que está siendo abusado o que está experimentando conducta inapropiada

Hable con: el director escolar, subdirector, consejero, administrador de la disciplina estudiantil, maestro

No ignore las conductas inapropiadas, incluyendo comentarios y/o contacto físico

No justifique a la persona que muestra conducta inapropiada o que está abusando

Llame a la policía (911)

Busque números de línea directa y sitios web para el abuso de menores, tales como:

• Línea directa nacional de abuso infantil de Childhelp: 1-800-422-4453
• Línea Nacional de Violencia Doméstica: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) o thehotline.org
• Línea directa nacional de abuso en relaciones de adolescentes: 1-866-331-9474 o envíe el mensaje de texto loveis a 22522
• Teenlineonline.org
• Línea directa para fugados: 1-800-RUNAWAY
• Línea Nacional de Suicidio: Envíe un mensaje de texto o llame al 988
• Línea para la prevención del suicidio: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• Línea de texto de crisis: Envíe el texto HOME a 741741
• Proyecto Trevor (LGBTQ+): 1-866-488-7386
• Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos (PFA) (LAUSD)

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Processing Activity:

Round Robin

Round 1: What did I learn? "I learned...."

Round 2: Where do I need clarification? " I still have a question about..."

Round 3: What will I do to take action as a parent? "As a result of the presentation today, I plan to..."

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Actividad para Procesar:

Rondas para Compartir

Ronda 1: ¿Qué aprendí? “Aprendí…”

Ronda 2: ¿Necesito aclaración en…? “Todavía tengo una pregunta sobre...”

Ronda 3: ¿Qué hará para tomar acción como padre? “Como resultado de la presentación de hoy, planeo...”

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irina.sugar@lausd.net

(310) 472 - 5918

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