grant and amy have been friends since they were six. amy does not talk to him much anymore. she is hanging…

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.

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.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

Grant should handle the situation safely and responsibly. Reporting the threat calmly is a good approach as it avoids escalating the situation and addresses the inappropriate behavior on school grounds. Telling them he won't report and cutting off Amy isn't helpful, threatening back can lead to more conflict, and dialing 911 may be an over - reaction for just smoking on school grounds without other immediate life - threatening situations.

Answer:

He should calmly leave and then report the threat.