SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – The San Francisco Unified School District has announced they’ll be using a new anonymous reporting system that allows students to submit tips about school threats they've overheard or seen.
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The school district plans to implement the "Say Something Anonymous Reporting System" next school year.
Greg Markwith with the San Francisco Unified School District explains the reason behind using the website, mobile app and telephone hotline.
"It teaches our youth and our schools and our adults how to prevent school violence, shootings and other harmful acts by helping to identify atlas behaviors and in turn to tell a trusted adult or use the anonymous reporting system or call 911 for help," Markwith told KCBS Radio.
He believes students will feel more comfortable using the app because they are comfortable using technology. The anonymous tips are only one part of the system.
"It's a whole program that comes with curriculum it comes with sort of ready-made lesson plans so our teachers, so our staff, so our counselors, all folks involved in this work it can not only teach our students skills but also sort of talk to them about what the warning signs are," he explained.
He hopes that heightened sense of awareness will improve their connection to their community as well.
"How to sort of not only look out for themselves but look out for one another and take care of one another," he said.
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