Maryland · Grades 6-12 · Middle & High Schools
In Maryland, school safety has to work in real student life, not just in a policy manual. Jim Jordan keeps the tone practical and age-appropriate while teaching Be Aware, Be Brave, Be Heard. The framework moves students from noticing to reporting without panic, public drama, or fear-based messaging, especially in districts near dense public-service, technology, and suburban communities where students need clear guidance for both in-person and online concerns.
Step 1
Students learn to notice warning signs without treating every unusual moment as an emergency: concerning behavior, online red flags, bullying or harassment patterns, changes in a friend's behavior, threats framed as jokes and situations that deserve a second look.
Step 2
Bravery is responsible action, not confrontation. Students may need to save a screenshot, step away from a risky situation, use an anonymous reporting option or tell a trusted adult even when speaking up feels socially uncomfortable.
Step 3
The goal is not simply to say something — it is to get useful information to someone who can respond. Students learn to separate facts from assumptions, identify trusted adults and reporting channels, and understand that immediate danger requires emergency help.
The memorable student message
See Something Say Something describes the larger prevention idea. Be Aware, Be Brave, Be Heard gives students the three actions Jim wants them to remember: notice the warning sign, find the courage to act safely and make sure the concern reaches a trusted adult who can help.
Grades 6-8 receive a lighter, highly participatory delivery without watering down the safety content. Situations involving digital behavior, social pressure, trusted adults, and when to move from watching to reporting become the bridge to a bigger lesson for Maryland students: noticing a concern only helps when a responsible adult hears about it.
For grades 9-12 in Maryland, the conversation moves into screenshots, online threats, harassment, leadership, and keeping evidence without spreading it. Teenagers are treated as leaders. The emphasis is on judgment, evidence, urgency, bystander responsibility, and the difference between responsibly reporting a concern and simply reposting it.
Reporting is taught as a skill in Maryland. Students learn to say what they saw or heard, separate facts from assumptions, explain why the concern matters, and use the school's own process. Immediate danger requires emergency help; non-urgent concerns should move to the appropriate school adult or reporting channel.
Interactive, not fear-based
Magic is an attention tool, not a side show. Jim uses visual routines, student volunteers, whole-room participation, short videos and follow-up quizzes so Maryland students stay involved. Each interactive moment is tied back to Be Aware, Be Brave or Be Heard, helping the fun carry a serious prevention lesson.
Maryland administrators can use the assembly as a launch point for an existing reporting system. Before the program, the school can identify local pathways students should know. Afterward, discussion prompts and quizzes help bring Be Aware, Be Brave, Be Heard into advisory, homeroom, counseling or student-leadership settings.
The live event is the beginning. After Jim leaves, Maryland staff can bring the three-step message back through advisory questions, digital-citizenship reminders, counseling conversations, posters and quick quizzes so students hear the same language more than once.
Serving Maryland
This Maryland page focuses on districts near dense public-service, technology, and suburban communities where students need clear guidance for both in-person and online concerns. Jim's program keeps the core message consistent while giving middle and high school audiences age-appropriate examples and language they can use in their own school setting.
Schools may inquire from communities such as Baltimore, Annapolis, Frederick, Rockville and elsewhere in Maryland. Availability depends on the speaking calendar and travel schedule.
Nearby state pages
For program details, review the school safety assembly program, explore student outcomes, or email info@jimjordan.ca. Call 1-866-333-4553 for scheduling questions.
Email or call to ask about dates for a grades 6-12 interactive school safety assembly in Maryland.