[Counselors] Anonymous reporting apps-pros/cons

[OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board]

We just implemented "Say Something" in November..its implemented by the
Sandy Hook Foundation. They will come out and train your staff. We've
discussed at length the liability issues. They have a "triage" answering
service that decides how critical the threat. If it is critical and after
school hours they notify the police and a downtown administrator ...if not
(bullying issue etc) they deliver the information online the next morning
for the school to follow up. You can set how you want notifications as a
counselor (text and email or just email). After the first couple of weeks
we haven't had many reports...

On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 8:13 AM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor
Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

> Our school is looking at different anonymous reporting apps. Pros and Cons
> ?  I feel like it's great for kids to have a way to report issues such as
> bullying, suicidal thoughts, drug activity, weapons, etc.  However, most of
> these require the school to monitor the reports 24/7 and respond to them.
> And being completely anonymous, we have no idea who is making the reports
> and if it's credible.  Liability issues….  For example, if someone
> reports suicidal thoughts, then are we liable if they follow through,
> because we knew. But our responses would be limited because of the
> anonymous factor.  Is anyone using these apps and what are your thoughts
> about them?  One app we were looking at is called Stop It Solutions.
>
> Thanks!
>
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Sandy M Thompson
Bixby High School
School Counselor
Last name A-Gi, 10th-12th Grade
918-366-2221
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