Reporting safety concerns will now be easier with a new, anonymous tip line launched by Springfield Public Schools. The dedicated tip line will enable students, teachers, parents or community members to notify SPS School Police of potential safety threats with a quick text message to 417-319-2901, via the MySPS app, or on the district website at www.sps.org/tipline.
“Keeping our schools safe involves everyone,” said Dr. Bret Range, executive director of student and school services for Springfield Public Schools. “This new tip line empowers anyone who suspects a possible threat at their school to instantly make an anonymous report.”
Posters promoting the tip line will be displayed in schools to remind students of the number to text. Reportable concerns could include potential threats, bullying, thoughts of suicide, social media conflict or other safety issues.
The tip line is monitored 24 hours a day by school police so any tip will be promptly investigated.
“The sooner we are made aware of a potential concern, the better equipped we are to identify the source of the threat and take appropriate actions to keep students and staff safe,” Range explained.
The tip line is just one of several measures SPS has implemented in recent months to continuously improve safety at all school sites. Other measures include allocating $4.3 million in this year’s budget to provide additional safety training, upgrade door locks, install security cameras, hire three additional school police officers, increase the number of secure vestibules, among other improvements.
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