2022-2023 SS-SARS Say Something
Say Something Anonymous Reporting System 22-23
Teacher Responsibilities:
Watch the video for your class before Training Day of Sept. 12th
2. Fill out the Completed the SS-ARS Training form online immediately after the training on Monday. (Link to the form is below)
3. Answer your students' questions.
UPDATED: LAUNCH DATE: September 9th, 2022 during your Language Arts Classes
Hello Teachers,
On Friday, September 9th, we will be launching the School Wide Initiative of the SS-ARS (Say Something Anonymous Reporting System.
There are two types of trainings. One specific to 6th graders and the other for the 7th and 8th graders. The links are below for each of your classrooms. You will need to play the training videos during your LANGUAGE ARTS class (Updated from Ms. Donahue's email). It is the expectation that every classroom will Teachers, please watch the video before the launch date so you can familiarize yourself with the Tip line and be able to answer questions.
Recommendation: Please watch the video for your grade level TODAY 9/8/22. That way you familiarize yourself w/ the process and also be able to answer questions for your students. If there is something that you don't understand you can reach out to me before the trainings on Monday.
Share and use this Smore newsletter with your students on Training Day. There are additional videos on this newsletter that they can watch before the training video begins.
Thanks, Aida Hernandez
Team Lead for the SS-ARS System
Rippon Students can Save Lives in 3 Steps
Recognize The Signs
Learn about different types of warning signs or threats and where you are likely to find them, especially on social media.
Act Immediately, Take It Seriously
Understand strategies to take action and overcome potential barriers to being an “upstander” rather than a “bystander.”
Say Something
Learn how to intervene by telling a trusted adult or using an anonymous reporting system.
Check out this Student Activity Guide! Teachers Feel Free to use any activity.
Who is part of the SS-ARS Team at Rippon Middle School?
- Aida Hernandez-Team Lead
- Doug Herritt-Security
- Jacy Kelly-Security
- Kristan Donahue
- Dr. Kim McGee
- Becky Tassa
- Dr. Giselle Feliciano
- Officer Troy Hance
What should you report? (From Sandy Hook Website)
- Acts of violence, with or without weapons
- Verbal or physical abuse, assault or harassment
- Sexual abuse, assault or harassment
- Threats seen on social media
- Bullying, fighting, harassment or intimidating behaviors
- Bragging about weapons or a planned attack
- Depression, anxiety or loss of self-control
- Hopelessness, excessive guilt or worthlessness
- Reckless behavior, theft and petty crimes
- Social isolation or withdrawal
- Substance or alcohol abuse
- Suicide threats, cutting or other self-harm
- Any other troubling situation or behavior
What does it look like when a Tip is submitted? How the information gets back to Rippon.
Hey Students, What happens after you submit a tip?
After you provide as much information you have about a safety or mental health concern, here are the next steps:
- A Crisis Counselor reviews your information and replies to your tip with a private chat message.
- You chat anonymously with the Crisis Counselor and answer any follow-up questions.
- The Crisis Counselor lets you know once they’ve gathered all the information they need.
- If you learn any new information, you can come back to your tip’s chat later and update your Crisis Counselor.
Most Common Event Types: Life Safety vs. Non-Life Safety: Teacher and Student Reference
Anger Issues
Physical Abuse
Animal Cruelty
Planned Fight / Assault
Bullying / Cyber Bullying
Planned School Attack
Concern about an Adult
Reckless / Dangerous Behavior
Cutting / Self-Harm
Sexual Assault / Rape
Depression / Anxiety
Sexual Exploitation / Abuse
Domestic Violence / Child Abuse
Sexual Harassment
Drug Use / Distribution
Sharing Inappropriate Photos
Eating Disorder
Social Isolation / Withdrawal
Gang Violence / Activity
Substance Abuse
Harassment / Intimidation
Suicide / Suicide Ideation
Hate Crime / Hate Speech
Theft
Hazing
Toxic / Abusive Relationship
Homeless / Runaway Student
Vandalism
Inappropriate Relationship
Verbal Abuse
Intent to Harm Someone
Weapon(s)
The above section is a list of event types that Tipsters can choose from the dropdown when submitting a tip. When a Crisis Counselor receives, vets, and triages a tip, it is categorized as Life Safety or Non-Life Safety based on the criteria below.
For a tip to be designated by a Crisis Center Crisis Counselor as “Life Safety,” the tip must articulate a threat of substantial bodily harm or death, and it must have at least one of the following characteristics:
- Actionability: Enough information is available for a welfare check/intervention to immediately take place;
- Timeliness: Reported concern is imminent, in-progress, or just happened;
- Credibility: Information is clear, consistent, convincing, and supported by evidence; an
- Probability: Subject has the means, intent, and opportunity to carry out the threat.
Based on their intuition and the totality of the circumstances, Crisis Counselors have the discretion to err on the side of caution and make a Life Safety designation.