House Bill 123 & Senate Bill 288

Ohio House Bill 123, also known as the Safety and Violence Education Students Act (SAVE Students), requires school districts to provide one hour, or one standard class period, of instruction to students in grades 6 through 12 on the following topics:

• Suicide awareness and prevention

• Safety training and violence prevention

• Social inclusion

Local boards must use a training program approved by the Ohio Department of Education which can be found at THIS website. Parents may opt out of the instruction. 

LCLSD’s  comprehensive plan for meeting the HB 123 requirements is outlined below. 

SUICIDE PREVENTION

Erika’s Lighthouse (video-based instruction)

• Grades 6-8    

• Present Level 2 program, “Depression Awareness,” annually  by Mental Health Coordinator during Intervention/Enrichment class.

• Grades 9-12

• Present Level 3 program, “Depression Education and Suicide Awareness,” annually by Mental Health Coordinator during Intervention/Enrichment class.  

• Students receiving online learning will also receive instruction.

VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Sandy Hook Promise’s Say Something

• Age-appropriate videos will be presented to grades 6-12 once a year by the Mental Health Coordinator during the Intervention/Enrichment class period.

SOCIAL INCLUSION

Character Strong and Sandy Hook Promise’s Sandy Hook Start with Hello

• Grades K-7

• Appropriate video lessons taught once per year by the school counselor during SEL lessons.

• Grades 8-12

• Video lessons taught once per year by the school counselor during grade level meetings.

Senate Bill 288, also know as Erin's Law, requires each school district in Ohio  to provide developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention for grades K-6 and developmentally appropriate instruction in sexual violence prevention education for grades 7-12. 

Schools are now required to provide specific, age-appropriate instruction on a couple of important, yet very sensitive, topics - suicide/violence prevention and child sexual abuse. Parents may opt out of the instruction. 

LCLSD’s  comprehensive plan for meeting the SB 288 requirements is outlined below.  

LCLSD has chosen Ohio Department of Education approved curriculums to meet the instructional requirements of Erin’s Law.  

• Grades K-6 

•  Fight Child Abuse Curriculum This curriculum is free for anyone to access at any time. 

• Grades 7-12

• Speak Up Curriculum, Empowered and Freedom Trainings,  provided by Public School Works. 

•  Grade 7-8 Link  

•   Grade 9-12 link