La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-1127

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section CXV-1127 - Preventive Programs

A. Preventive programs are those programs aimed at identifying and eliminating problems that impede student learning.

B. Each LEA shall have a program on the prevention of crime and disruptive behavior.

C. Each LEA may develop and implement, after submission to BESE for approval, a plan for the modification of approved course content and structure to produce interdisciplinary courses for purposes of enhancing dropout prevention programs.

D. Teachers, school counselors, principals and certain other school administrators in public elementary and secondary schools shall receive two hours of annual in-service training in suicide prevention. The training shall address the following:

1. increasing awareness of risk factors, including, but not limited to the following:

a. mental health and substance abuse conditions;

b. childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma;

c. potential causes of stress, such as bullying, harassment, and relationship problems;

d. secondary trauma from a suicide or sensationalized or graphic accounts of suicide in media; and

e. history of suicide attempts and related family history;

2. responding to suspicious behavior or warning signs exhibited by students;

3. responding to crisis situations in which a student is an imminent danger to himself;

4. policies and protocol for communication with parents, including specifications for circumstances in which parental notification is not in the best interest of the student;

5. counseling services available within the school for students and their families related to suicide prevention;

6. information concerning crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and mental health services in the community for students and their families and school employees;

7. community organizations and agencies for referral of students to health, mental health, substance abuse, and social support services, including development of at least one memorandum of understanding between the school system and such an entity in the community or region.

E. The governing authority of each public secondary school that issues student identification cards shall have printed on the cards and shall post on the school website the following information:

1. the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hotline number; and

2. a local suicide prevention hotline number, if available.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-1127

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1278 (June 2005), amended LR 39:2208 (August 2013), Amended LR 451746 (12/1/2019), Amended LR 50177 (2/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6, 17:13.1, R.S. 17:283, and R.S. 17:403.