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Taking school safety to the next level, Scottsbluff Public Schools has launched an online suite of tools to empower students, teachers, staff and others in the community to confidentially or anonymously report suspicious or potentially harmful incidents. TIPS (Threat Assessment, Incident Management and Prevention Services), an award‐winning platform from Awareity, allows for the anonymous reporting of bullying, weapons possession, drug/alcohol use, harassment or intimidation, school vandalism, physical assault, threats of violence, suicide risk, abuse or neglect and other incidents. Scottsbluff Public Schools launched TIPS in December 2011 with a TIPS Report Incident button on the Scottsbluff Public Schools website at www.sbps.net for anyone in theRead More →

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Information your school leaders (Board Members, Superintendents, Principals, Student Services, Safety Teams and others) need to know to effectively prevent serious and expensive consequences with lifelong effects on students, families and communities. To request this document, please click here to fill out our Resources request form.Read More →

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TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa Public Schools, as an outgrowth of its anti-bullying efforts, is launching a new online tool that will encourage students, teachers, staff and others in the Tulsa community to confidentially report bullying or other potentially harmful incidents. The district plans to go “live” with TIPS (Threat Assessment, Incident Management and Prevention Services) in January 2012, with a link from the TPS website at www.tulsaschools.org. In addition to bullying and cyber-bullying, TIPS also allows for the anonymous reporting of weapons possession, drug/alcohol use, harassment or intimidation, school vandalism, physical assault, threats of violence, suicide risk, abuse or neglect and other incidents. TIPS, aRead More →

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Unfortunately, when it comes to Student Safety there are way too many myths. This document, written by Awareity’s CEO and Founder Rick Shaw, shares real evidence from incidents, tragedies and lessons learned to help all school and college administrators realize how Student Safety myths are putting their students, faculty, staff, community, reputation and bottom line at risk. To review full briefing, please click here to fill out our Resources request form.Read More →

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ASIS/SHRM WVPI.1-2011 Violence in the workplace represents one of the most challenging security and personnel safety problems that organizations can face today. This standard establishes policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to identify and prevent threatening behavior and violence affecting the workplace, and to better address and resolve threats and violence that have occurred. The standard also describes the implementation of a workplace violence prevention and intervention program, as well as protocols for effective incident management and resolution. For an overview of how Awareity’s award-winning TIPS Prevention Platform is helping organizations implement the Standard’s requirements, click here.Read More →

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  The Department of Education and Office of Civil Rights sent out a “Dear Colleague” letter in October 2010 outlining schools’ responsibilities for being aware of, responding to and preventing future incidents of bullying, discrimination and harassment.  In response to the National School Board Association’s letter questioning a school’s responsibilities, the  Department of Education response clearly states it did not overreach in its original guidance to school officials— it only reiterated existing laws and policies and gave examples of how school districts can help combat bullying and harassment. Lessons Learned:  Schools have been put on notice and must develop comprehensive programs to respond to incidentsRead More →