Steps Schools Can Take

Steps Schools Can Take

  • Teach about healthy vs. unhealthy relationships (dating violence) in health classes and across the curriculum.
  • Educate all school staff and administrators.
  • Raise awareness about teen dating violence in your school (poster contests, fundraising for domestic violence organizations, Silent Witness assemblies, plays, or events as part of community service, etc)
  • Make it clear that it is acceptable to talk about dating violence at school.
  • Review and revise school policies toward dating violence, focusing on keeping students safe.

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month is February