Bust Bullying With Texting

The latest technology to beat bullying has been introduced by Blackboard.  This education technology has offered a new program, TipTxt, to schools for free as a confidential way that students can alert school officials of bullying through sending a text message.  The system sends an automated response to the text message that says the issue is being looked into and alerts the official who is monitoring the text feed.  The official has the opportunity to text back to try to gain more information from the sender or to reassure them that the situation will be taken care of.
One of the biggest issues in bullying is the lack of reporting it in fear of being considered a “tattletale” or being seen reporting an attack which can often lead to more bullying.  This system gives an opportunity to those who are more reserved and haven’t had a chance to report the bullying.  With the number to text in the hallways or listed in a student handbook a student can confidentially report the bullying and no one will know who reported it.  This system has the power to greatly lower the bullying seen in school because it gives those who are being bullied a safe way to reach out for help.

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