Nearly 100 teenagers learned what to do in encounters with police at Boone High School in Orlando Thursday afternoon.

It’s not an “us against them” mentality, according to Orlando Police Chief John Mina, who gave students the same advice he gives his children.

“The advice I can give is the same advice I give to my own teenage boys: comply now, complain later," said Mina.

Members of the Boone High School football and cheerleading teams attended a special “Responsibility Matters” presentation Thursday.  

The students, who will now serve as program ambassadors, participated in mock police encounters, which showed them what to do when they're pulled over by the police or approached by an officer in the street.

“I’ve had interactions with police but it wasn’t so intense, it was kind of, ‘where you going thing?’ but that’s about it," said 18-year-old Boone High School junior Brandon Bush.

 “I told the officer where I was going, yes sir, no sir and just continued with my day,” Bush said.

Along with learning their responsibilities and how they should act, teens picked up information many of them didn’t know.

As long as they are not interfering with an investigation and maintaining a safe distance, they are always allowed to record video of police. 

“No I didn’t know that at all. That was a good resource to have, that’s not something I knew but now that I know that, that’s something that I can use," Bush explained.

“I didn’t know you could videotape the officers while they’re doing their thing. I thought you were just kind of like, if you saw an officer you just kind of sat there, just sat there and watched. I didn’t know you could videotape for further evidence for them," said 18-year-old Boone High School senior Thomas Stevenson.

Mina said they want to bridge the gap between police and teenagers through positive, non-enforcement situations.

"We have one of the best criminal justice systems in the world,” Mina said. “We have internal affairs, so if you feel you were treated inappropriately, if you feel that your rights were violated, we have mechanisms in place."