Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - The state is encouraging Louisiana school systems to download an app that aims to keep students safe.
It’s a joint effort with Crimestoppers called “Say it Here,” and so far 40 school districts have gone live.
Parents in Southwest Louisiana won’t see their children’s schools on the system yet, so we asked why.
Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes both say they have a similar program in place, so they’re sticking with that.
We’re still waiting on a response from Jeff Davis and Allen, but Vernon and Cameron superintendents say they are all in.
You have heard the saying “if you see something, say something,” well that’s exactly what students and teachers will be able to do with this app anonymously.
The app is free, and anyone can use it, but now school systems will be adapting it as a whole.
“Students in those systems have the ability to on go on that app and if they hear or see something they can anonymously report that and then the professionals that you saw at the table earlier and elsewhere have the ability to vet through those things and make decisions around it, if this is credible and what might need to happen from this point,” Louisiana Department of Education said.
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