One Signature Can Save a Life: A Petition to Prepare Every College Student for Today’s Real Risks
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Your child should be excited—not endangered—when they leave for college. Yet, countless families have learned too late that colleges don’t fully prepare students for real-world threats.
From drug-facilitated assaults to emotional abuse and manipulation, the risks facing young people today are growing—and often go undiscussed. Every student deserves a foundation of safety, awareness, and empowerment.The ask:
A mandatory federally funded educational program that is implemented by colleges and universities at orientation.
If you are a concerned parent, your signature is a step toward a safer campus. Toward informed students. Toward one less life lost. Sign this petition today.
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To:
National School Boards
From:
[Your Name]
When our children leave for college, they should be filled with excitement for the future—not fear for their safety. Yet too many families have learned the hard way that campuses are not always prepared to protect students from the very real dangers they face.
From drug-facilitated assaults to emotional abuse and manipulation, today’s risks are growing, complex, and too often left unaddressed. Our students may graduate academically prepared, but without a foundation of safety, awareness, and self-protection, they remain vulnerable.
We believe every young person deserves the tools to recognize and respond to threats before harm occurs. That’s why we are calling for a mandatory, federally funded educational program to be implemented at all colleges and universities during orientation—covering safety, consent, drug awareness, and bystander intervention.
We urge you, as leaders in education, to stand behind this effort. Your support can help send a powerful message: that student safety is as critical as academic success. Together, we can make sure that leaving home for higher education is a milestone marked by hope—not hazard.