Dear Editor: People in the community are wondering what is being done to prevent assaults like the one that was reported in the Plaindealer last week. At Ridgway Secondary School we have instituted a nationally recognized program called "Coaching Boys into Men" (coachescorner. org) and "Athletes As Leaders" (athletesasleaders. org). In both programs staff work with junior and senior boys and girls on being inclusive, respectful, nonviolent, understanding consent, among other principles. At Ridgway, we have a full-time mental health counselor that spends time with all grades on healthy relationships, appropriate to the age level. Most of our upperclassmen have watched "Consent Tea." I recommend you watch it on the internet. The Ouray County Sheriff's Office visits every year to discuss a variety of topics with our students, the most recent being "understanding consent and the law" with our seniors. San Miguel Resource Center talks to our junior and seventh grade classes about healthy relationships (very different information), and we have Deputy Marshal Rachel DeFrancesco teach self defense to some of our students. That is some of what the school is doing. Now, let's talk about what you can do.