Library Newsletter
Special Edition
Resources Regarding Consent, Boundaries and Healthy Relationships.
Sophomores and juniors attended a performance of Speak About It this week. The program of skits and monologues performed by recent college graduates examined consent, boundaries, and healthy relationships. The hope of the performance and the small group student discussions that followed was to provide BBA students with the language, tools, and resources essential to establishing healthy relationships. This document is a collection of resources intended to offer further education to students regarding being an active bystander and taking an active role in preventing sexual assault.
Consent: It's Simple As Tea Video
PSA It's On Us
Speak About It Online
Tips on how to support a friend or loved one who's experienced sexual violence or dating abuse? Information on Healthy Sexuality?
Visit Speak About It online for more information.
Books in the Library
Wrecked by Maria Padian
Mrs. Frank's summer reading book as well as Mr. Miceli's Leadership Summit Group required reading.
Missoula by Jon Krakauer
I think everyone should read this book. Jon Krakauer, as usual, has produced a well researched, very readable book. The statistics he shares are shocking. It should be noted that the book includes graphic content. Krakauer's treatment of the subject of sexual assault, specifically within a university setting, is thought provoking and haunting. ---Mrs. Putney
Asking for It by Louise O'Neill
This is a honest and brutal look at teenage rape in today's social media society.
Resources for Parents
- Speak About It Tips for Parents
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Parent and Guardian Resources
- Advocates for Youth: Parents’ Sex Ed Center
- Planned Parenthood’s Guide to Talking to Kids about Sex and Sexuality
- LoveIsRespect.Org: An excellent resource on healthy relationships, teen dating violence, and sexual assault for teens, parents, and educators.
- Scarleteen.com: An engaging and comprehensive source of sexual health information geared toward teens and twenty-somethings.
- Go Ask Alice!: This project of Columbia University’s School of Public Health provides answers to questions asked by teens about a wide variety of topics, including sexual health.
Need Help or want to talk?
Margi Putney
Burr and Burton Academy
Email: mputney@burrburton.org
Website: http://www.burrburton.org/Page/Academics/Library
Phone: (802) 549-8122