Someone repeatedly calls your house and leaves mean messages.
Don't engage with the caller. Save the messages, tell a parent/guardian, and let the adult decide whether to block the number or report it.
At the park, some kids you don’t know well ask you to go and have ice cream with them.
Check with your parent/guardian or another trusted adult before going anywhere with them.
You want something from the refrigerator but don't know if it's fresh.
Check the date/food condition and ask an adult if you're unsure. When in doubt, don't eat it.
A person on the street asks you for money to buy food.
You can say, “Sorry, I can't help,” and keep walking. If you're concerned about the person, tell a trusted adult.
You are working on a group project for school, and none of the other group members are helping.
Talk to the group and assign specific jobs. If they still don't help, tell the teacher.
Someone is following you as you are walking to a friend’s house.
Go to a safe, populated place and contact a trusted adult. If you feel you're in immediate danger, get help from a nearby adult or emergency services
You see your friend take a copy of tomorrow’s math test from the teacher’s desk.
Don't look at or copy the test. Tell a trusted adult/teacher what you saw.
You smell something burning but don't see a fire or some yet.
Tell an adult immediately and get everyone to safety. If there is danger or smoke/fire, leave the house and call emergency services from a safe location.
You lose your cell phone for the third time and are afraid to tell your parents.
Be honest and tell your parents what happened.
Your friend keeps teasing you while you are trying to study.
Tell your friend calmly, “Please stop. I’m trying to study.” If they continue, move somewhere quieter or ask an adult for help.
You break a glass while alone and seriously cut your hand.
Get emergency help immediately. Move away from the broken glass, apply firm pressure to the injury with clean material, and contact emergency services/an adult.
On your way home from school, you see someone riding your friend’s stolen bicycle.
Don't confront or chase the person. Tell a trusted adult what you saw.
A neighbor you don't know well is staring at you while you play outside.
Stay where other people are and don't approach them. Go inside or to a trusted adult if you feel uncomfortable and tell the adult what happened.
You are watching TV alone at home, and a severe tornado warning comes on.
Go to the safest area in the home away from windows and follow the emergency instructions. Contact a parent/guardian if possible.
You are spending the night at a friend’s house, and there are no adults at home.
Contact your parent/guardian or another trusted adult and tell them. Follow their directions about what to do next.
You are at the beach with your family and suddenly get lost in the crowd.
Stay in a safe place and ask a lifeguard, police officer, or another trusted adult for help.
You overhear a friend saying he stole money from the teacher’s purse.
Tell a trusted adult. Don’t spread it around school or confront your friend yourself.
You are supposed to take some medicine after school but don’t remember which one.
Do not take it until a trusted adult confirms what you are supposed to take.
You are at a friend’s party and see someone steal another person’s cell phone.
Tell a trusted adult rather than confronting the person yourself.
You and your friend dig a very deep hole, and your friend wants the two of you to jump into it.
Say, “No, that isn't safe,” and stay away from the hole. Tell an adult about the situation.
A friend borrows your cell phone and sends mean texts to people in your contact list.
Tell your friend to stop and tell a trusted adult if needed. You may also apologize to the people who received the messages and explain that you didn't send it
You overhear another student say he is planning to pull the fire alarm at school as a joke.
Tell a teacher, school staff member, or another trusted adult immediately.
Your friend gets into a car with people she doesn’t know and leaves you behind.
Do not get into the car or try to follow them. Contact a trusted adult and let them know what happened.
You want to cross a busy city street, but the crossing light isn’t working.
Don't cross. Find another safe place to cross or wait for help from a trusted adult.