Meridian Public School District began teacher and student training at each middle school and at the high school this week for a new communication program called “Talk About It.”
AnComm’s Talk About It is an anonymous online messaging and emergency notification service designed to bridge the communication gap between students and faculty.
Using any computer, PDA, cell phone or wireless device, students can log in to their school’s personalized Talk About It Web site to report threats of violence or communicate personal problems to school counselors, who can then intervene and safely resolve student issues and concerns.
Thousands of students in more than 100 elementary, middle and high schools across the United States are relying on AnComm’s Talk About It to report problems and incidents ranging from bullying, gangs, threats of violence and cheating to drug and alcohol abuse, pregnancy, depression, stress, physical abuse, self mutilation, and sexual harassment by using the Internet to allow students to reach out to school officials and seek help for their concerns.
“In an attempt to make our schools safer, we are providing students with a way to reach out and report problems anonymously to adults, since students communicate comfortably using cell phones and computers,” Title IV Safe and Drug Free Counselor, Judy Crowson said.
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