Loveisrespect, a project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, has created toolkits designed to help schools educate Texas students about healthy relationships and recognizing the signs of abuse. At this workshop, students discussed their recommendations and experiences to help educators learn how to best utilize the toolkits and resources at loveisrespect.org to support their students.
Educators have the ability to help young people better understand healthy relationships and learn to recognize the signs of an unhealthy or abusive relationship. By leveraging classroom discussion, special projects and modeling the appropriate behaviors through words and actions, educators can have a tremendous impact on how students grow to understand and appreciate safe, healthy and respectful relationships.
These toolkits can be used on their own or as a supplement to a larger curriculum.Teachers are encouraged to use these guides to help prevent and end domestic violence and dating abuse.
The event was held on Oct. 19 at Conrad High School.
