Question

dealing with risky
grant and amy have been friends since they were six. amy does not talk to him much anymore. she is hanging out with a different crowd of kids who are known for being disrespectful to others and partaking in drugs and alcohol. one day, grant sees amy hanging out with another kid; both are smoking a cigarette on school grounds. he approaches amy and tells her she should put it out before she gets in trouble. the boy she is with tells grant to mind his own business. he threatens grant with violence if he tells anyone or talks to amy again.
how should grant respond?
○ he should tell them he would never report them and will not talk to amy again.
○ he should calmly leave and then report the threat.
○ he should threaten them back and report the smoking.
○ he should immediately dial 911.

Explanation:

• Option 1: Telling he won't report and ignoring Amy is unethical and doesn't address the threat or the rule - breaking (smoking on school grounds).
• Option 2: Calmly leaving the situation first avoids immediate danger from the threat of violence, and then reporting the threat is a responsible and safe way to handle the situation. It also addresses the smoking (by reporting the threat which is related to the smoking - related confrontation).
• Option 3: Threatening back can escalate the situation and is not a safe or appropriate response.
• Option 4: Dialing 911 immediately might be an over - reaction for a school - based threat and smoking incident; there are likely school authorities or other appropriate channels to report to first, and the situation doesn't seem to be an immediate life - threatening emergency that requires 911.

Answer:

B. He should calmly leave and then report the threat.