What happens when a rural elementary school starts reimagining accountability through connection, care, and community support instead of punishment?

K-12 educator Jessica Harris joins PreventConnect to explore prevention efforts happening beyond traditional sexual intimate violence prevention spaces to share the story behind CLIMB - Children Learning to Independently Manage Behavior.

In part 1 of this two-part episode, Jessica shares what first prompted her to realize that students at her rural Title I school needed something different than traditional discipline and out-of-school suspension models, which often have further impacts than the student. She and Ashleigh discuss what CLIMB entails and the impact relationship building has on the students who are part of the program.

Listen in as Jessica and Ashleigh dive into how powerful showing students that they matter can be in preventing violence.