The X-Plan

Hi everyone!

Before you ask, The X-Plan is not a new film that has been released on DVD!

This is actually serious and I would like everyone to read this carefully and pass it onto your family and friends so they know about it as well. I learnt about this at school and it came up in a conversation with my mum. Now we use this plan but have not had to use it yet.

The X-Plan is a safe method of getting out of a situation where you are unsafe or under pressure to do something which is making you uncomfortable. You text the letter X to your parents, guardian or an older sibling. The person who receives the text has a script to follow.

Reciever: Hello, something has come up at home and I am going to come and collect you.

Sender: What happened?

Reciever: I will explain it to you when I arrive. Get ready to leave in 10 minutes.

This makes the person who the sender (person who sent the letter X) has an emergency at home and has to go. This is a safer method than trying to text someone that you are in danger because the person who is pressuring or harming you might take your phone and see what you have done. If they see that you just texted the letter X, they will think that it is innocent and just a reply to a previous text.

When the person who receives the text arrives to collect the person who sent the text, they must not ask any questions to them or expect them to say anything unless they decide to share what happened.

I hope that this helps you and the people that you care about. Stay safe and well everyone!