Report 2019-125 Recommendation 14 Responses

Report 2019-125: Youth Suicide Prevention: Local Educational Agencies Lack the Resources and Policies Necessary to Effectively Address Rising Rates of Youth Suicide and Self‑Harm (Release Date: September 2020)

Recommendation #14 To: Gateway Public Schools

To ensure that their teachers and staff have the knowledge necessary to identify and assist students at risk of self-harm and suicide, the six LEAs we reviewed should do the following:

- Revise their suicide prevention training materials by June 2021 to align with state law and incorporate the best practices in Education's model policy.

-LEAs that provide suicide prevention training should conduct it at the beginning of the school year.

1-Year Agency Response

Suicide prevention training materials have been updated and all staff have been trained in September 2021

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

Gateway revised its suicide prevention training materials which now align with state law and incorporate the best practices in Education's model policy. Gateway also held its training at the beginning of the school year.

6-Month Agency Response

Gateway Public Schools did submit a response this recommendation

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: No Action Taken

60-Day Agency Response

Gateway Public Schools did not submit a response to this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: No Action Taken

All Recommendations in 2019-125

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.