Design school programs, workshops, faculty meetings, assemblies, and parent
seminars on gang awareness.
► Use the information on Preventing Gang Awareness. Distribute information to staff
and parents.
► Develop empathy and character building school activities.
► Hold the entire staff responsible for fostering a climate of respect and civility.
► Develop specific school procedures and strategies that engender a positive
respectful school climate.
► Encourage all students to participate in school activities.
► Have a dress code that does not allow gang attire.
► Look for and remove gang symbols and graffiti.
► Work with the school resource officer, pupil personnel worker, school social worker,
counselor, psychologist, and the school nurse to identify students who are involved
in gang activities and then intervene by involving parents/guardians and talking with
students and parents/guardians about the dangers and consequences of gang
involvement.
► Implement Positive Behavior Intervention Systems (PBIS), peer counseling, and
anti-bullying programs.
► Implement character building and pro social skills workshops for students and
parents/guardians.
► Build positive community partnerships and connect students to positive role models,
mentors, and tutors. Provide job shadowing and internship opportunities.
► Implement consistent and fair behavior procedures.
► Have clear expectations for students with a focus on academic achievement.
► Provide student transportation for after school activities, if possible.
► Institute peer mediation and conflict resolution centers and refer students to Police
Athletic League Centers (PAL).
► Provide parents/guardians and students with the list of gang prevention resources.
► Instill school pride and a sense of belonging.