LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan’s confidential scholar security tipline, OK2SAY, noticed a 20% improve in tip quantity in 2024, in keeping with this system’s annual report.
Michigan says that this system obtained 11,671 suggestions, the very best degree of reporting seen since its inception in 2014.
This is not nearly reporting considerations; it is about fostering a tradition of braveness. Each tip, each act of talking up, is a testomony to a scholar’s dedication to their group. It is a scholar saying, ‘I care, and I need to make a distinction.’ This braveness is the very basis of safer colleges and stronger communities,” stated Michigan State Police Director Col. James F. Grady II.
The OK2SAY annual report exhibits suggestions spanning 25 classes. The highest 5 classes embrace:
Bullying – 2,005 suggestions
Suicide – 1,608 suggestions
Different (nervousness, stress, despair, harassment, and so forth.) – 1,376 suggestions
Medication – 1,301 suggestions
Sexual assault/misconduct /exploitation – 1,059 suggestions
Different findings embrace 25 suggestions involving the confiscation of weapons and 228 suggestions ensuing within the seizure of medication or alcohol.
Michigan studies that 343 colleges carried out a complete behavioral menace evaluation and/or a suicide evaluation due to an OK2SAY tip.
OK2SAY is offered 24/7, and suggestions might be submitted within the following methods:
Name: 8-555-OK2SAY (855-565-2729)
Textual content: 652729 (OK2SAY)
Electronic mail: [email protected]
OK2SAY web site: www.ok2say.com
OK2SAY cellular app: Accessible for obtain in app shops for iPhone and Android.
