Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, all Ohio school districts will be required to register with the Department of Public Safety’s (“DPS”) Safer Ohio School Tip Line or, in the alternative, to enter into an agreement with another anonymous reporting program.
The Safer Ohio School Tip Line provides an anonymous reporting system that accepts both calls and texts 24 hours a day for reports of bullying, gang related activities, self-harm or suicidal sentiments, among other incidents or events.
R.C. 3313.6610 sets forth the minimum requirements for a school district’s reporting system. Districts are required to submit data to the Ohio Department of Education and DPS annually.
For more information regarding the Safer Ohio School Tip Line, click here.
Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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