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District safety monitoring system flagged hundreds of thousands of items; staff say system helped prevent self‑harm
Summary
District officials described use of an online safety monitoring service and said it flagged roughly 219,000 communications year‑to‑date, of which 256 were actionable; staff recounted a recent after‑hours alert that led to a welfare check and 72‑hour psychiatric hold.
The board discussed continued use of the district's student‑safety monitoring service (described in the meeting as the monitoring platform used to flag concerning online communications). District safety staff reported monitoring statistics and described how alerts are triaged by school safety personnel and student‑services teams.
A school safety official said, "from January 1 to the year to date, we've flagged 219,000 communications on on the system that the students use. Of those, where 256 were actionable, meaning that required follow‑up" and described a case where an after‑hours alert prompted administrator contact, a law‑enforcement mental‑health evaluation and a 72‑hour hold that likely prevented self‑harm. Trustees and staff described the system as an important tool and asked staff to share regular reports on effectiveness and outcomes.
