Safe and Sound Iowa: How to use new app to report school safety concerns
Safe and Sound Iowa: How to use new app to report school safety concerns
REPORTER AMANDA ROOKER SHOWS US HOW TO SUBMIT A REPORT. IF YOU HAVE A SMART PHONE - GO TO THE APP STORE - SEARCH SAFE AND SOUND IOWA AND DOWNLOAD THE FREE MOBILE APP. WHEN YOU OPEN THE APP FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU'LL BE ASKED TO CREATE A FOUR DIGIT PASSCODE. THIS KEEPS THE APP SECURE ON YOUR DEVICE. TO START - CLICK "SUBMIT AN ANONYMOUS REPORT." THEN SELECT THE CITY AND SCHOOL IN WHICH YOU HAVE YOUR SAFETY CONCERN. NEXT - THE APP WILL ASK YOU TO CHOOSE WHAT TYPE OF CONCERN YOU'RE REPORTING. YOU'LL THEN BE DIRECTED TO A DESCRIPTION PAGE WHERE YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE REPORTING. YOU'RE ASKED TO PROVIDE AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE BUT YOU'RE NOT 谩REQUIRED TO ANSWER EVERY QUESTION. IF YOU'RE REPORTING A THREAT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA - YOU CAN PROVIDE RELATED USERNAMES, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, OR URLS. THE FORM ALSO ASKS FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE PERSON YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT. YOU'RE ALSO ABLE TO UPLOAD SCREENSHOTS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS - ANYTHING THAT COULD BE HELPFUL OR RELEVANT TO THE SAFETY CONCERN. ONCE THE FORM IS COMPLETE, HIT SUBMIT AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR REPORT, WATCH FOR ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. SAFE+SOUND IOWA WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO APPROPRIATE SCHOOL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. THEY'LL VERIFY THE REPORT WAS RECEIVED AND A RESPONSE WAS MAD
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Safe and Sound Iowa: How to use new app to report school safety concerns
The Governor's School Safety Bureau announced Tuesday it's rolling out a new app that allows anyone to anonymously report school-safety concerns.Each concern will be answered in real-time and will be shared with school administrators and law enforcement to try to prevent future violence. 糖心vlog's Chief Political Reporter Amanda Rooker has provided a step-by-step explainer for how to use the new Safe+Sound Iowa app to report any concerning behavior in Iowa schools. Watch the video above for more information.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
The Governor's School Safety Bureau announced Tuesday it's rolling out a that allows anyone to anonymously report school-safety concerns.
Each concern will be answered in real-time and will be shared with school administrators and law enforcement to try to prevent future violence.
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糖心vlog's Chief Political Reporter Amanda Rooker has provided a step-by-step explainer for how to use the new Safe+Sound Iowa app to report any concerning behavior in Iowa schools. Watch the video above for more information.