On Wednesday night, NEWS9 learned how administrators with the Steubenville City School District are working to make sure their students receive the education they need to make the right decisions.

They hope to do that with their new action plan. A plan that aims to educate students, staff, parents, and the community about a variety of issues, issues that made Steubenville the center of attention for all the wrong reasons.

School administrators say they have always educated students about the dangers of sexual harassment, bullying, and alcohol. But the recent trial of Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond has made them look at what they were doing critically and has helped them make changes they believe will help students make the right decisions.

During their board meeting on Wednesday night, Superintendent Mike McVey provided NEWS9 with a copy. The goal of the plan is to educate staff, students, and parents on topics like sexual violence.

McVey did not want to discuss the plan with NEWS9 and referred to the statement he issued earlier in the day which read in part, "As a school community, it is time for us to move forward and focus our attention on the students in our classrooms. But, as we do that, we must learn everything we can from this case and try to figure out what, if anything, we can do differently so nothing like this ever happens again."

-Click here to read the statement in its entirety

The plan lays out the changes the district has been making since January. Section one talks about the needs of staff members and highlights training they will provide, in areas like bullying and date rape.

Section two delves into a plan for students, the key in this section was education. Throughout the semester schools have been and will continue to provide assemblies, new curriculum, counseling, and symbols of unity. And the district has set-up a workshop for student athletes where they will receive ethical training.

Parents throughout the district aren't sure if this will work but they are glad the district is trying.

"It depends on the kids if the kids are going to listen to it and they are going to absorb it then by all means do it," said Andrea Amberstone. "But if they aren't going to absorb it, you're going to have more, and more, and more. And I'm hoping that these young kids learn."

The programs dates extended to the end of the school year, but much of the training and events will be part of an annual experience. An experience the school hopes to use to prevent future incidents. 

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