S.T.O.P. Tipline Safety Tipline, Online Prevention Ky Center
for School Safety
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Is There a Need for the S.T.O.P.! Tipline in Your
District?
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School Shootings since 1992 http://www.stoptheshootings.org/
School Shootings since Sandy Hook Ele 12/2012 88
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Bullying Stats (just a few) It is estimated that 160,000
children miss school every day due to fear of attack or
intimidation by other students. Source: National Education
Association. 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of
bullying at school. 71% of students report incidents of bullying as
a problem at their school 1 out of 20 students has seen a student
with a gun at school. 282,000 students are physically attacked in
secondary schools each month. 87% of students said shootings are
motivated by a desire to get back at those who have hurt them.
According to bullying statistics, 1 out of every 10 students who
drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying.
Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75% of school-shooting
incidents.
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What is the S.T.O.P.! Tipline History In the past, the Shout
Out Box or Bully Box has been a part of the Anti-Bullying/Violence
Prevention campaign in many schools. These boxes are located around
school and anonymously students or staff can leave a tip or note
about bullies or violence in or around school. They are very
successful and should be continued to be used as we build our
comprehensive Anti-Bullying/Violence Prevention Programs across
Kentucky. As Technology Progresses As an addition to the Shout Out
Box and with the advancement of technology, we are proposing the
Safety Tipline, Online Prevention be an added addition to the
comprehensive anti-bullying/violence prevention programs in
Kentucky Schools. The Safety Tipline, Online Prevention is an
online reporting program that works like a virtual or online tip
box! Side barOur students use their tech devices to communicate, we
need to give them this avenue to leave tips and communicate with
us.
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Safety Tipline Online Prevention Whats its purpose? A student,
parent/guardian, staff member or community member can leave a tip
by simply filling out an online form and checking a few boxes.
Kentucky Center for School Safety will host the S.T.O.P. Tipline.
Hyperlinked logos/graphics will be provided to participating school
districts which can be placed on their website. KCSS will only be a
post office for these email forms and will never house or view
them. This service will be provided as a partnership and at no cost
to the school districtFREE of charge. Simple Reporting Tool We've
done the work KCSS never sees the tips Its FREE!
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WOW! Now, if this is just what you have been waiting for If
this sounds exciting or even interesting Or, if you are willing to
listen and not take a nap or surf the net Let me tell you
MORE!!!
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Lets Checkout the Webpages http://www.kycss.org/ stop/
http://www.kycss.org/ stop/ Or easier to go our KCSS homepage
www.kysafeschools.org and look for the rightside S.T.O.P. logo
www.kysafeschools.org
Im a Student How does it work? Lets look at the forms( go to
website use sample forms) Bullying Violence Other Issues
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On Resources Page
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Spanish Edition
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S.T.O.P. Tipline Discussion and Considerations For
Implementation
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Considerations Before Implementation of the STOP Tipline Five
Areas to Cover Email/Reported Tips Timely Manner Documentation
Internal Roll Out (Get Buy In) Media Roll Out
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Email/Reported Tips 1. Even before the partnership can be
formed with KCSS and your school can receive the STOP Tipline, your
school district needs to decide who in the school system should
receive the tip (in email form) initially? (Tip is referring to an
email with the reported information from a student or others.)
Below are some suggestions and remember a minimum of three deep is
suggested (redundancy.) DPP Safe school coordinator School Resource
Officer Principal (in small districts) Additional note: Test emails
(reports) should be conducted to make sure emails are being
received periodically.
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Email/Reported Tips 2. Where does tip go next? If principals
are not in the initial distribution list, then they would be the
logical next contact for the tip. A suggestion would be to text the
principal that a tip has been received and is being sent to their
email. From the principal, the decision is made who should take
action or be aware of this information in the tip. This could be
the SAMs, guidance counselor, assistance principal, etc.
(Distribution to those who can/should take action is
required.)
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Email/Reported Tips 3. Who houses and files paper copies if
any? Documentation can be done in Infinite Campus? Original
reporting email can be used to reply or forward with action taken
(to a designated person). A sample routing sheet is available 4.
Who houses and files paper copy of tip? A couple of options are the
DPP or the Principal. In the building the Principal may give this
job to an assistant principal or a guidance counselor.
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Timely Manner These three levels are on the form for the person
reporting a tip to check Level 1 - alert Level 2 contact me Level 3
be aware Once the tip is received by the designed person, they will
determine the action to be taken and in what time framesuggestion
is within three days. Better option would be within 24 hours or
acknowledge receipt at all levels within 24 hours. Best
consideration is that someone at the school level indicates what
response was taken. That response can be matched to case number or
form number. A response form is included in packet of materials as
an option for recording response. It is necessary for some system
of documentation to be set up in-district. If a level is not
checked, the district needs to decide on the nature of the report
and response needed. Remember: those who report (students) may be
waiting to see a response (if report was specific and warrants
attention).
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Documentation Districts must decide whether to save email tip
forms on server or paper If paper (see notebook, which is provided)
color coding and level with routing slip (provided) Each district
will have a unique system of documentation, but the common thread
will be there must be documentation of the actions taken in a
timely matter to insure the effectiveness of this school safety
tool.
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Internal Roll Out (For Total District Buy-In) Include in an
administrative meeting the program and brief training Have as an
agenda item for the School Board Include all certified and
non-certified staff in overview of program and brief training
Include on the agenda at the Site Base Council Meeting of each
school Introduce to the students at school (video possibly) Include
in letter or newsletter home All of the above before you release to
the media and begin the program
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Media Roll Out Media Materials will be Available Press Release
(provided in email) Brochure (on webpage) Handout/Flyer (on
webpage) Agenda Book/Planner Entry Alert Parents on the All Call
Other Places to Market the Tipline Teacher Webpages News Articles
in School Papers Posters /Signs Logo Available for School
Promotional Items
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Sample of Agreement Agreement must be signed by the
Superintendent of the partnering district. Fayette County has
already signed this agreement
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Success The success of this STOP Tipline is like so many other
programs or projects. It takes time and attention. The concept
behind this program sounds solid, allowing students, parents or
community members to report bullying, violence or any unsafe
situation at school online at anytime. The management of the
sensitive information and the immediacy of it may be exhausting at
times. Having a web-based conduit for school safety information and
stopping some safety concerns before they escalate hopefully is
worth the extra time and effort. We at KCSS, applaud you for what
you do everyday to keep schools safe.