Student safety is a high priority in the
Boulder Valley School District. I am writing to express my support of a new,
free mobile app available from Safe2Tell and to encourage you to download it
onto your smartphones.
Launched in 2004, the statewide Safe2Tell
program was established as a phone tip line that students could call anytime
day or night to report concerns about threats that potentially endangered them
or someone they knew. A key element of the program’s success has been that the
caller remains anonymous.
The new Safe2Tell app continues that
commitment to anonymity while providing reporters with a more convenient and
modern alternative to the phone line. The app allows students, parents and
community members to submit secure, anonymous safety concerns with dialogue,
image and video upload features sent to a live 24/7 answering point. The system
provides Colorado school
administrators and law enforcement officials with accurate information enabling
quick, effective interventions to prevent violence and tragedies.
You can
find this app in the Apple App Store or Google Play by searching for any of the
following: Safe2Tell, Safe 2 Tell or Safe to Tell.
Tips can
still be submitted on the Safe 2 Tell website at safe2tell.org or by calling
the 24-hour tip line at 877-542-SAFE (7233).
Safe2Tell fields reports about a wide
variety of threats, including:
•
Bullying and physical threats
•
Domestic violence and child abuse
•
Assaults and harassment
• Sexual
assault and misconduct
•
Alcohol and drugs
•
Suicide threats
• Gangs
and fights
•
Explosives, guns, knives and other weapons
•
Stealing and vandalism
•
Starting fires
•
Internet misuse
•
Ditching
• Animal
cruelty
“Safe2Tell®
is a state-funded strategic initiative of the Colorado Department of Law,
Office of the Attorney General. The strategy focuses on Colorado children and
youth and the issues they face today. The model was based on the Columbine
Commission Report’s recommendation that students need a safe and anonymous way
to keep lines of communication open. They realized that tragedies might be
prevented if young people had a way to tell someone what they knew without
fearing retaliation. The anonymity of all Safe2Tell reports is protected by
C.R.S. 07-197. This means the reporting party remains UNKNOWN by Colorado state
law.” (Source: http://safe2tell.org/who-we-are/)
Download
the new app now!
Get the
new BVSD Mobile App while you’re there!
