Ribbon of Promise

A campaign to prevent school violence

The Ribbon of Promise had its beginnings in 1998 following a school shooting in Springfield, Oregon. To show sorrow for the victims, people started wearing the blue ribbons. Wearing a blue ribbon spread until it became a nationally recognized symbol of sorrow, hope and unity in the quest to end school violence. Thanks to Charter Communications and the Center for School, Youth and Citizen Preparedness, the Ribbon of Promise (ROP) is now a campaign empowering a number of schools in Wisconsin... and participation is growing. ROP teaches students to take leadership and develop ways to create a positive school and community environment by preventing violence and bullying behavior in school, and to prevent and report bullying on-line. ROP’s mission is to unite the state in an effort to prevent school violence by acting as a resource for communication, education, planning and action. We seek to educate, engage and empower youth to take a stand to prevent both physical and emotional violence in schools and communities. We need your school, your voice and your involvement to continue to spread the word that school violence must end!

Check out what the following schools have done.

Weston High School, Belmont High School,

Tago Leadership Academy, Beloit High School (1)

Beloit High School (2), Beloit High School (3)

Beloit High School (4), Beloit High School (5)