It is designed to offer information and alternatives to students who have possessed weapons on or near school campuses in violation of the County's commitment to Zero Tolerance for Weapons. Combined with a reality component addressing the facts and fiction surrounding violence and local statistics, this six hour class effectively addresses the violence that pervades our society. SAVE is a non-punitive, educational program for parents and students. The program supports the County's commitment to Zero Tolerance. Translators are provided for non-english speaking participants.
Parental participation is required.
400 plus families from throughout the county have attended the class between its inception in December 1993 and this report. Available to all middle and high school students throughout Santa Clara County who are found in possession of a weapon on or near a school campus. Designed for the less sophisticated offender - one who acts without thinking or in response to peer pressure and is not yet intimately involved in the juvenile justice system. Parents and students have praised the program and its instructors. Some parents have asked if the class is available to others of their children.