Weston rolls out Sandy Hook Promise ‘Say Something’ anonymous tip line for secondary students

Weston School District announced this week that it has begun rolling out the Sandy Hook Promise Say Something anonymous reporting system for Weston Middle School and Weston High School students, officials said Oct. 8 during the district curriculum subcommittee meeting.

District staff and the Weston Police Department will receive reports that the system’s nationally accredited crisis center vets and triages in real time, said Dan DeVito, director of information technology. Tips can be submitted by mobile app, a web form hosted on the district site or by hotline, and tipsters choose from about 30 tip types, including cyberbullying, drug use, self-harm, threats of a school attack and harassment.

The system routes non–life‑safety tips to the school team for response during normal business hours; life‑safety tips are routed simultaneously to the school, district team and Weston Police Department dispatch so public‑safety…