COOKEVILLE, TENN- The Putnam County School System has enrolled with STOPit, the leading technology platform for schoolsthat deters and controls harmful or inappropriate conduct. STOPit empowers students with an easy app to safely and anonymously report anything of concern to school officials – from cyber bullying to threats of violence or self-harm. STOPit empowers students to stand up for themselves and others while giving our schools the insight we need to keep students safe.
Corby King, Putnam County School System Deputy Director of Schools, states, “A core value of the Putnam County School System is that every student has the right to a safe, secure, and challenging learning environment that promotes his or her physical, social, emotional, and academic development. With the support of students, parents, and community members we believe we can continually improve our school environments so all students feel safe, secure, and respected. Stopit allows students, parents, and community members an avenue to report situations they feel are threatening, demeaning, or harmful in a manner that allows them to maintain anonymity if they choose.”
With STOPit, students can submit anonymous reports containing text, photos, or video. Administrators are then able to manage incidents in a backend management system called STOPit Admin. STOPit Admin provides efficient and powerful investigative tools to our staff, including the ability to message with the reporter, which will allow us to address issues instantly.
STOPit does more than just help schools address incidents and mitigate risk. STOPit will also help us go beyond reactingto bullying and inappropriate behavior, and instead start deterring it.As young people continue to engage more with technology every day, we are taking a proactive step to empower our students to be engaged in our community in the way that they feel most comfortable. We believe our adoption of STOPit is an important step in our continued effort to provide a positive school climate and a safe learning environment for our students.
Our STOPit program launch is scheduled for Friday, September 20, 2019.