South Dakota · Grades 6-12 · Middle & High Schools
Schools in South Dakota do not need another fear-based safety lecture. They need a message students can repeat after the gym empties. Jim Jordan centers the program on three student actions: Be Aware, Be Brave, Be Heard. The See Something Say Something idea supports that framework, while the practical goal is helping students notice concerns, choose courage, and reach an adult who can act. That matters for districts where trusted relationships, distance, and close communities make reporting pathways especially personal.
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.
For grades 6-8 in South Dakota, the program uses age-appropriate examples around close communities, transportation, social media, and choosing a trusted adult. Jim separates tattling from protecting, gives students simple language for starting a conversation with an adult, and keeps the room active so the reporting steps feel familiar instead of intimidating.
High school students in South Dakota get a direct version of the program. Topics such as screenshots, harassment, threats, leadership, and calm reporting that helps adults respond without fueling gossip are used to show the difference between witnessing, amplifying, and giving useful information to someone who can act.
Reporting is taught as a skill in South Dakota. 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
The pace changes frequently because student attention matters. A magic routine may introduce noticing details, a volunteer segment can show how information changes as it travels, and a short video can reset the room before a serious point. Follow-up quizzes give South Dakota staff a simple way to check what students retained.
The administrator value for a South Dakota school is consistency: one student-friendly framework that can sit on top of current school procedures. The program is action-focused instead of fear-based, and the follow-up material lets staff revisit the same language after the live assembly.
The live event is the beginning. After Jim leaves, South Dakota 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 South Dakota
This South Dakota page focuses on districts where trusted relationships, distance, and close communities make reporting pathways especially personal. 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 Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Brookings and elsewhere in South Dakota. 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 South Dakota.