Safe2Tell

Safe2Tell Helpful Information for Parents

 

What Safe2Tell Can/Cannot Do For You:

 

• Safe2Tell is a way for students to report threats to their safety or the safety of someone else in a way that keeps them safe.

• Safe2Tell helps increase awareness when school staff and/or administrators may not be aware that a situation has or is occurring for the purpose of prevention, early intervention, education and awareness.

• If you choose to make a Safe2Tell report in order to advocate for your child’s safety, the report will be sent to the school directly unless you specifically request notification to the Superintendent’s office instead.

• Safe2Tell does not notify the Reporting Party of the report outcome.  All outcome information is private and autonomous to Safe2Tell.

• If you have previously reported the situation to your school staff and are not satisfied with the outcome, Safe2Tell is not able to enforce a different outcome.  Please find the venue within your school district for escalating these concerns.

• Safe2Tell is not a resource for keeping a “record” of your school or child’s history.

• If you are currently in litigation with your school/school district, Safe2Tell reports are not helpful for increasing awareness.

 

What You Can Do to Advocate for Your Child:

• Attempt to keep lines of communication open with your child’s teacher, your school’s administrative staff and your Superintendent’s office.

• Always keep the best interests of the child at the forefront of the conversation.

• Please remember privacy laws protect EVERY student.  No one is entitled to know the disciplinary outcome of another student. 

• Ask your school/school district if there is a preferred protocol or resource staff dedicated to parents who need assistance advocating for their child.

• If your child has an IEP, contact CDE for more resources at:  

http://www.cde.state.co.us/

For more information contact: Mary Frances Nevans
Office of the Colorado State Board of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80203

Phone: 303-866-6809 | Fax: 303-830-0793
Email: state.board@cde.state.co.us

 

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:

 

Click on this Fact Sheet:
Bullying Prevention Recommendations for Parents

 

Office for Civil Rights/Denver
U.S. Department of Education
1244 Speer Boulevard
Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building
Suite 310
Denver, CO 80204
Tel.: (303) 844-5695
Fax: (303) 844-4303

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html

Yellow pages for kids

http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA) 

http://www.copaa.org/

State Specific Information

http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/StateSpecificInfo.aspx?State=CO

 

 

The following training and presentations are available for parent audiences.

When you are ready to schedule a presentation, please Click on the Presentation Request Form.  Then, e-mail the form to us at info@safe2tell.org.

Audience:  Parents, Community Members, Law Enforcement (25-100 participants)

Duration:  60-90 minutes

Pre-requisites:  30-day advanced scheduling.  No more than 3 presentations/day.

It is recommended that Parent Presentations be in conjunction with other school/community events.

Pricing:  $500/day plus travel/lodging expenses from Colorado Springs. Choose 2 of the following:  wristbands, magnets, pencils, lanyards, key chains, mint tins, student flip phone cards, posters, and a folder of materials to be passed out to each participant during the presentation.  Additional promotional items can be viewed and/or purchased by linking to the Order Safe2Tell™ Items page.

 

For more information, you may call our Administrative Office at:  719-520-7435  (Please note this is NOT the anonymous report line.  Do not leave or report private, confidential or anonymous information on this line.)