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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 ranging from school shootings and suicides to drug use and bullying.
- Nicole Hockley, whose 6-year-old son Dylan died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, founded the program less than two years after the tragedy to teach students how to identify warning signs and prevent future violence.
- Trainers like Keely Rogers, a 28-year-old former high school music educator, visit schools nationwide teaching students to monitor social media for red flags, emphasizing they become the 'eyes and ears' of their community.
- Last year in Indiana, a student used the system to report a planned shooting at Mooresville High School, leading to the arrest of 18-year-old Trinity Shockley, who was sentenced in November to 12 years in prison.
- For Hanover High School junior Addison Hunt, the program provides a needed outlet for concerns, 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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