When Should I Ask for Help?(Referrals & Learners’ Needs)

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Some Students in Your Class

• Aisha• Carrie• Dan• Henry• Juan• Kolek• Sierra

What would be your first step?

Juan tells you that Aisha said Aisha’s mom is dealing drugs.

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isha’s.

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ld Juan f..

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y sch

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I talk w

ith A

i...

1. I ignore this

2. I call Aisha’s mom to talk about this

3. I call Aisha’s mom to score some weed

4. I scold Juan for tattling

5. I call my school’s police liaison officer

6. I talk with Aisha privately

Carrie privately tells you that Mr. Teacher calls her “cutie” and strokes her thigh.

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I tell C

arrie th

at she’s

overre

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e to ta

lk with

the prin

cipal

I ask

Carrie if

I can

help her talk

to so

meone

I confro

nt Mr. T

eacher

I call t

he police and re

port M

r. Teach

er

1. I ignore this

2. I tell Carrie that she’s overreacting

3. I send Carrie to talk with the principal

4. I ask Carrie if I can help her talk to someone

5. I confront Mr. Teacher

6. I call the police and report Mr. Teacher

Dan is 16 years old. You overhear Dan bragging about having sex with his 18-year-old girlfriend.

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I ignore

this

I sco

ld Dan for t

alking about someth

ing in...

I give Dan a high-five

I call D

an’s parents

I talk w

ith D

an privately

1. I ignore this

2. I scold Dan for talking about something inappropriate

3. I give Dan a high-five

4. I call Dan’s parents

5. I talk with Dan privately

Sierra is diabetic and needs to take an insulin shot.

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n do tha...

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n do tha...

I can do th

at ...

She ca

n do tha...

She ca

n do tha...

1. She can do that later: she needs to do her work right now

2. She can do that at the back of the classroom

3. I can do that for her: hand me the hypodermic needle

4. She can do that in the girls’ bathroom

5. She can do that in the nurse’s office

Your overhear Henry describing how Mr. Coach told Henry that “no fag like you is ever going to

make varsity.”

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’s wro

ng to bully

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I talk w

ith m

y prin

cipal

I talk w

ith H

enry private

ly

I confro

nt Mr. C

oach

1. I ignore this

2. I loudly say “Everyone: it’s wrong to bully Henry because he’s gay.”

3. I talk with my principal

4. I talk with Henry privately

5. I confront Mr. Coach

You're a practicum student in Ms. Teacher's classroom. You know that Juan has a 504 plan for his anxiety disorder, including self-selected time-outs. The class is working in groups. You overhear Juan ask Ms. Teacher if he can take a time-out in the main office. Ms. Teacher says, "You need to finish your work right now. I don't want to hear any more of your whining."

"You need to finish your work right now. I don't want to hear any more of your whining."

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1. I ignore this

2. I talk to Ms. Teacher

3. I talk to the principal

4. I talk to an employee of the School of Education

5. I share this on social media

Henry tells you that Sierra said Sierra’s mom is abusing Sierra’s sister.

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I ignore

this

I sco

ld Henry fo

r tattlin

g

I call S

ierra’s

mom to as

k if it’s

true

I call c

hild and fa

mily se

rvice

s

I talk w

ith Si

erra priv

ately

1. I ignore this

2. I scold Henry for tattling

3. I call Sierra’s mom to ask if it’s true

4. I call child and family services

5. I talk with Sierra privately

While scoring Kolek’s journal at home, you read, “Nobody even notices me. I found the key to my dad’s guncase, so

tomorrow I’m going to do it.”

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I ignore

this

I call t

he pol...

I call m

y prin

...

I call K

olek’s...

I talk to

Kole...

1. I ignore this

2. I call the police

3. I call my principal

4. I call Kolek’s house

5. I talk to Kolek privately at school tomorrow

If Kym were arrested, the newspaper headline would probably be:

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Loca

l Man Arre

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Loca

l Husb

and ...

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l Fath

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UW

SP Pro

fessor..

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1. Local Man Arrested

2. Local Husband Arrested

3. Local Father Arrested

4. UWSP Professor Arrested

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