Ohio · Grades 6-12 · Middle & High Schools
In Ohio, 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 connecting school climate, student voice, activities, and practical reporting habits.
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.
The Ohio middle school version focuses on decisions a sixth, seventh, or eighth grader can actually make. Examples involving friendship groups, rumors, online behavior, and identifying a safe adult help students understand when to pause, when to seek help, and why protecting someone is different from trying to get someone in trouble.
For Ohio high schools, Be Brave is defined carefully. It does not mean confronting danger. When screenshots, harassment, threats, leadership, and responsible reporting when social pressure says to ignore it are involved, courage may mean documenting what matters, stepping away from an unsafe situation, and getting information to the right adult quickly.
Reporting is taught as a skill in Ohio. 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
Rather than speaking at Ohio students for the whole program, Jim brings them into it. Magic creates curiosity, audience participation makes concepts visible, videos change the rhythm, and quiz material gives staff something concrete to use afterward. The entertainment always serves the prevention message.
For Ohio principals, counselors and safety teams, the assembly can support the school's existing procedures rather than replace them. Staff can identify the adults, tip lines, reporting forms, counseling supports or other channels they want reinforced. A typical program is about 50 minutes, and the message can be adapted for separate middle and high school audiences.
The live event is the beginning. After Jim leaves, Ohio 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 Ohio
This Ohio page focuses on districts connecting school climate, student voice, activities, and practical reporting habits. 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 Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo and elsewhere in Ohio. 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 Ohio.