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Dating Violence

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If you are, feel you have been, or feel/know that someone you know has been the victim of dating violence, please immediately tell a teacher, tell the Principal/Superintendent, go to the front desk, go to the Student Support Counselor Ms. Lyftogt's office or e-mail Ms. Lyftogt.
 
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Complaints are documented and investigated in accordance with CSA policy and guidelines. Any staff member who observes an incident that involves physical or sexual assault or threats will report the incident immediately to the principal. Any staff member who learns of an incident or threat may submit a Complaint Form on behalf of the victim.
 
Chaparral Star Academy prohibits discrimination, including harassment, against any student/staff member on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or sex, national origin, disability, age, age, family status, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law.  Chaparral Star Academy also prohibits dating violence, as defined in this document under sexual harassment.  Retaliation against anyone involved in the complaint process is a violation of school policy.
 
 
At CSA, Student Support Counselor Heather Lyftogt, speaks with all 9-12th grade students during the Spring semester regarding dating violence using curriculum from Love Is Not Abuse.
 
If you have any questions with regard to how CSA supports its students and their mental health, please contact the front office.
 
What is Dating Violence?
 
Dating violence, (as adapted from the Texas School Safety Center website) also known as domestic violence or intimate partner violence, describes the physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse by a person to harm, threaten, intimidate, or control another person in a current or former dating relationship, partnership, or marriage. Dating violence does not discriminate, as it can occur in couples who are same-sex, heterosexual, or gender nonspecific, and it does not require a sexual relationship. A person of (almost) any age, race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion can be a victim (“target”) or perpetrator of dating violence. It affects people of all education levels and socioeconomic backgrounds.
 
According to Love is Respect.org, nearly 1.5 million high school students are targets of dating violence each year, and nearly 1 in 3 girls in the U.S. is a target. The highest rate of dating violence occurs in females between the ages of 16 and 24, as they experience it at almost triple the national average. Experiencing dating violence in adolescence increases the risk for substance use, further violence, eating disorders, and other adverse health outcomes. Only 1 in 3 teens experiencing dating violence tells someone.
 
What are the indicators of dating violence?
 

Dating violence behaviors can include:

  • Physical violence, such as choking, shaking, slapping, or hitting.
  • Sexual violence, including use of coercion, manipulation, or force.
    • It can also include unwanted posting of sexual photos online.
  • Psychological violence, including threats or accusations, instilling the belief of unworthiness, restricting contact with others, extreme or obsessive jealousy or insecurity, constant belittling, or control over appearance.
  • Stalking, including driving by house, school, or job, sending repeated texts or calls, damaging property, monitoring all activities.
  • Financial control, including stealing property, getting partner fired or written up at job, preventing partner from working.
 
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