The safety plan belongs to the student. Not to the school, not to the file, not to the parent.
What a guardian is told
That a plan was made. Not what is in it.
The required disclosure is about the risk, not about the contents of the plan. A guardian must be told the student is at serious and imminent risk. Nothing requires handing over their warning signs in their own words, their coping list, or what they wrote under reasons to stay.
✓ Say it out loud, early. "This is yours. We tell them you made one. We don't tell them what's in it. If you want to show them, I think that's a good idea, but that is your call, not mine."
Encourage sharing. Do not require it.
A plan a student was forced to hand over is a plan they will not use.
Name the circle, and name the people in it
Usually four people will know a plan exists: you, the adult at home, the named follow-up person, and whoever holds the care coordination log. In a small school it is often three, because the follow-up owner also holds the log.
Tell the student all of them, by name, before they answer anything.
"Three people will know you made this. Me. The adult at home we call. And Ms. Reyes, who is going to check in with you Thursday. That's the list."
Never say "school staff." Vague is frightening. A name is a person.
A student surprised on Thursday by someone they were never told about is a student who tells you less next time.
One more question before any call
"Do your caretakers refer to you by name and pronouns?"
Note the answer and use what is safe on the call. See Module 7.1.
