"I may not be an angel but I realize that I have the power to create a safer school and to save lives and I know how to do it now." - Safe School Ambassador, Gadsden HS, New Mexico

Every Day in America

160,000 students stay home from school because they are afraid of how they might be treated by their peers. Every day, thousands ­ or millions ­ more come to school with a knot in their guts ­ unable to concentrate, learn, or perform at their best ­ because they are afraid they'll be insulted, harassed, assaulted or worse. Every day...

Students Hold the Key

Students see, hear, and know things adults don't... and they can intervene in ways adults can't. But too often they don't because they fear retaliation and don't know what to do.

Imagine...

What if a cadre of courageous, committed and skilled students ­ the social leaders of your school's diverse cliques, those most likely to speak up ­ were preventing and stopping exclusion, teasing, bullying and other forms of violence on your campus... right now?

More About Safe School Ambassadors | Recent Successes

Oprah Winfrey Show Features Problem of Bullying

As Oprah's recent shows on bullying so clearly point out, students hold the key to creating physically and emotionally safe schools. In more than 400 schools in the United States and Canada, over 18,000 Safe School Ambassadors are reducing teasing, insults, gossip, bullying, harassment and fighting using non-violent communication skills. These socially influential student leaders from diverse cliques are promoting tolerance and helping their friends treat people right.