{"id":1021,"date":"2022-06-21T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/school-policy\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T15:08:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:08:30","slug":"school-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/content-summary\/school-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"School Dating Violence Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ON MARCH 27, 2003<\/strong>, 15 year-old Ortralla Mosley broke up with her 16 year-old boyfriend, Marcus McTear, both sophomores at Reagan High School in Austin, Texas. The next day, Mosley told teachers that McTear was “becoming increasingly violent with her and that she was worried about her safety.” Two hours later, McTear found Mosley in the hallway and killed her with a butcher knife.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Break the Cycle has worked with thousands of youth from around the nation who express the same concern: dating violence happens at school. Often, students who are seeking help get misinformation from a school administrator or teacher, stigmatizing the victim of violence.<\/p>\n

Even though studies have shown that nearly a quarter of teens<\/strong> say they would confide in a coach, teacher or school counselor if they were in abusive relationship, only a handful of school districts have taken proactive steps to address teen dating violence.<\/p>\n

We Can Improve School Safety<\/h2>\n

We don’t want to lose another young person to dating violence. With more than 40% of teen victims reporting that abuse took place on school grounds, it is imperative for schools to adequately address teen dating violence on and off-campus.<\/p>\n

Break the Cycle consults organizations, government agencies and schools on how to have a more comprehensive and collaborative response to dating violence. Through our school policy initiative, we can help you coordinate, develop and implement a comprehensive system of prevention and care for teen victims of dating violence within schools. Break the Cycle can help:<\/p>\n