Every day, students in California experience sexual assault, harassment, or boundary violations—on and off campus. When they turn to school staff for help, the response can be inconsistent, retraumatizing, or nonexistent. Survivors deserve better.

Every survivor deserves safety, clarity, and the truth in writing. No more silent systems. No more trauma in the shadows.

Too many survivors are left in the dark after reporting — especially undocumented students who fear immigration consequences or feel unsafe returning to school. The Safe & Documented: Survivor Rights and Protection Policy changes that.

I’m Ashley Flores Reyes, a Latina student advocate from the Oxnard Union High School District and founder of the youth-led initiative Respect4Consent. I’ve worked alongside students, educators, and mental health professionals to develop a trauma-informed, realistic, and affordable plan that schools can actually implement.

We’re calling it the Student Survivor Support & Response Policy (SSSRP)—and it’s already being piloted in Oxnard Union, which serves over 16,000 students. Now, we’re asking California lawmakers and education leaders to adopt this as a statewide model policy.

What the Policy Does:

•   Create written safety plans for survivors within 48 hours
•  Guarantee digital records of all post-incident support and meetings
•  Protect undocumented and mixed-status students from exposure
• Protects the rights of LGBTQ+, SpEd, ELD, undocumented, and marginalized students

 Sign now to show your support. We’re taking this directly to our school board, state legislators, and beyond.

Why This Matters:
Too many students are left to figure it out alone after trauma. Too many schools don’t know how to respond safely or sensitively, and too many survivors are silenced or pushed out of the classroom. If California truly cares about student safety, we need a consistent, compassionate response protocol in every school—starting now.

We’re calling on:

• California State Legislators
• The California Department of Education (CDE)
• Congresswoman Julia Brownley and local reps
   

To review, endorse, and help scale this policy statewide—because every student survivor deserves dignity, safety, and healing.

Sign the petition to demand survivor-centered policy in our schools. We’re not asking for perfection. We’re asking for protection.