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Anonymous tip system started in wake of Sandy Hook shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports
Trained counselors say the anonymous system has helped stop shootings and suicides while also flagging bullying, drug use and harassment.
- Sandy Hook Promise's Say Something reporting system has received nearly 395,000 tips nationwide since launching in a Columbus church, addressing threats of school shootings, suicides, drug use, and bullying.
- Co-Founder Nicole Hockley created the program less than two years after her 6-year-old son Dylan was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, aiming to prevent future violence.
- Trainer Keely Rogers, a 28-year-old former high school music educator, teaches students to monitor social media for red flags, telling them they will become the 'eyes and ears' of their school.
- Last year in Indiana, an 18-year-old student named Trinity Shockley was arrested after someone reported her planned shooting at Mooresville High School using the system.
- Hanover High School junior Addison Hunt said the program helps her feel safer, while senior class president Ava Khouri noted it encourages speaking up without fear of being a 'tattletale.
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Anonymous tip system started in wake of Sandy Hook shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports
A group formed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has traveled the country trying to prevent such violence from happening.
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