Louis Pizitz Middle School

Governor Robert Bentley signed The Jason Flatt Act on May 10, 2016 - Alabama into law, making Alabama the 18th  state to pass The Jason Flatt Act since 2007. The major components of the legislation are:

1. The Department of Education shall adopt rules to require that all certificated public school personnel receive annual training in suicide awareness and prevention.

2. The Department of Education will develop a list of approved training materials to fulfill the requirements of the act which may include training materials currently being used by a local school system if such training materials satisfy the criteria established by the department.

3. This training may be provided within the framework of existing in service training programs or as a part of required professional development offered by the local school system. Approved materials may include programs that can be completed through self-review of suitable suicide prevention materials.

4. Each local school system shall adopt a policy on student suicide prevention. The polices shall be developed in consultation with school and community stakeholders, school employed mental health professionals, and suicide prevention experts, and, at a minimum, shall address procedures relating to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention.

Through the Pizitz Counseling Department, our 7th grade students will be a provided an appropriate grade level lesson which discusses suicide awareness and prevention. 

If you have any additional questions regarding Jason Flatt, please visit the Jason Foundation website or your child's counselor. 

Governor Robert Bentley signed Erin’s Law (Act 2015-456) on June 11, 2015, which requires all K-12 public schools to establish a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program for students in Grades K-12 that includes at least four developmentally appropriate lessons building on skills learned in the previous years.

Through the Pizitz Counseling Department, our 7th grade students will be a provided an appropriate grade level lesson which discusses sexual abuse and reporting pracitices. 

If you have any further questions, please visit the Erin's Law website or your child's counselor.

On May 21, 2018 Governor Kay Ivey officially signed the Jamari Terrell Williams Student Harassment Act into Alabama State Law. This act places certain responsibilities on the Board of Education to make sure any type of bullying will not be tolerated on or off campus or even online.  This includes student against student harassment, intimidation, violence, cyberbullying and threats of violence to students off campus as well.

If your child is dealing with bullying or harassment, please complete the form below.

VHCS Bullying and Harrassment Form

Internet Safety Guidelines

1. I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents' work     address/telephone number, or location of my school without my parents' permission.
2. I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable.
3. I will never agree to get together with someone I meet online without first checking with my parents.
4. I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents.
5. I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do I will tell my prarents right away so that they can contact the service provider.
6. I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online, and appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break rules without their permission.
7. I will not give out my Internet password to anyone (even my best friends) other than my parents.
8. I will check with my parents before downloading or installing software or doing anything that could possibly hurt our computer or jeopardize my family's privacy.
9. I will be a good online citizen and not do anything that hurts other people or is against the law.
10. I will help my parents understand how to have fun and learn things online and teach them things about the Internet, computers, and other technology. 

Digital Citizenship