• Do not bring weapons to school REFUSE to carry a weapon for someone else, and REFUSE to keep silent about those who carry weapons.
  
  
• REPORT any crime immediately to schoolteachers.
  
  
• REPORT suspicious behaviour to a teacher.
  
  
• Learn how to manage your anger. Find out ways to settle arguments by talking it out, working it out or walking away rather than fighting.
  
  
• HELP others to settle disputes peacefully.
  
  
• Become a PEER COUNSELOR, working with classmates who need support and help with problems.
  
  
• MENTOR a young student As role model and a friend, you can make it easier for a younger person to adjust to school and ask for help.
  
  
• Welcome new students and help them feel at home in school.
  
  
• Start a PEACE PLEDGE CAMPAIGN, in which students promise to settle disagreements without violence, to reject weapons and to work toward a safe school environment.
  
  
• Start a SCHOOL CRIME WATCH. Consider including a student patrol that helps keep an eye on corridors, parking lots and groups.

This is a message from the National Commission on Crime Prevention, (NCCP)