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Bullying and Crisis Support

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Contact Information

Throughout the semester our social workers have provided students with social-emotional support resources they can continue to access over break if needed. Feel free to reach out to them for additional information. If you or your student is experiencing a crisis, need to talk with someone or have an immediate need for help while school is closed please contact these community-based resources directly for 24/7 assistance:

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (http://988lifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. A 24-hour Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available.

  • 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

  • Call or text 988

  • Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 1-888-628-9454

    • Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255

Bullying

Students are encouraged to immediately report bullying. A report may be made orally or in writing to the  Building Principal, Assistant Building Principal, Dean of Students, or any staff member with whom the student is comfortable speaking. Anyone, including staff members and parents/guardians, who has information about actual or threatened bullying is encouraged to report it to the District named officials or any staff member.

Mt. Zion Schools Policy for the Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment

 

Safe 2 Help

The State of Illinois has developed a school safety program called Safe2Help Illinois in an effort to raise awareness of 21st-century threats facing schoolchildren in Illinois. Click here to go to that page.