Butte School District

INSTRUCTION                                                                                                                    2150

Suicide Awareness and Prevention

The Administration shall develop and implement a youth suicide prevention program meeting minimum requirements set forth in 10.55.719, ARM.

The District will provide on an annual basis professional development on youth suicide awareness and prevention to each employee of the district who work directly with any students enrolled in the school district. At a minimum, each employee of the District who works directly with students must receive 1 hour of youth suicide awareness and prevention training every 3 years.

The training materials will be approved by the Office of Public Instruction (OPI), meet the standards for professional development in the state, and be periodically reviewed by a qualified person or committee for consistency with generally accepted principles of youth suicide awareness and prevention training.

Youth suicide and prevention training may include:

1. In-person attendance at a live training;
2. Videoconference;
3. An individual program of study of designated materials;
4. Self-review modules available online; and 
5. Any other method chosen by the local school board that is consistent with professional development standards. 

Prevention and Response

The Board authorizes the Administration and appropriate District staff to develop procedures to address matters related to suicide prevention and response that:

No cause of action may be brought for any loss or damage caused by any act or admission resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this policy or resulting from any training, or lack of training, related to this policy. Nothing in this policy shall be construed to impose a specific duty of care. 

This policy will be reviewed by the Board of Trustees on a regular basis.

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Adopted on: 12/18/17
Revised on: 01/21/2020, 10/20/2025