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Bob Kittle, Superintendent, Harrison County, West Virginia “We highly advertise, because you have to get the word out. We have an excellent statewide newspaper, the Clarksburg Telegram, which has 40,000 subscribers. It runs a free quarter page ad every few weeks that promotes the Safe School Helpline®. I also require more posters. Someone in each school is responsible to identify businesses where we can put up posters. We place them in businesses, fast food restaurants and in doctors’ offices. Last year I had 13 bomb scares that came over the Safe School Helpline®. I was able to deal with them without fanfare. I can’t say enough about what its done for the atmosphere in our schools.” Rick Jones, Superintendent, Burlington-Edison School District, Washington “We like the Safe School Helpline® very much. We feel good about having it here. It’s another way to make our schools safe. We have a quarterly district newsletter and we put an article in every issue regarding the Helpline. Our weekly bulletin goes to parents, and throughout the year, we remind them of the Helpline. We have a Parent Network that focuses on drug and violence-free schools. They put monthly articles into school newsletters with tips on keeping their community safe, and it always includes a reminder of the Helpline. The magnets are really nice to have at home on the ’fridge.” William Downey, Executive Director, Safety & Security, Ohio “We sent letters to every family with students in our district. Then, our building administrators held meetings and showed the implementation tape to all of our teaching staff. They discussed the Helpline benefits with the students. We sent a press release to the newsletter, and had stories written about our comprehensive safe school program. Community response has been very positive.” Indiana Instead of having tri-fold brochures available to just grades 7-12, some school districts are putting the information into virtually everyone’s hands. It’s become a community Helpline. One high school principal says there are days where everything goes wrong – someone damages a wall, tears up a toilet stall, stuffs a towel down the toilet – and the kids called into the office won’t talk. He will conclude the afternoon announcements that day by saying, ‘Here is a reminder of the Safe School Helpline® number.’ Every time he does this, he has Helpline calls that night telling him what happened. |
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