SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT allows students, school staff, community members and law enforcement to confidentially report tips on potential harm or criminal activities directed at school students, school employees, and schools. The SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT Resource Center can respond confidentially and quickly to  get help to you or to someone who is hurting or struggling.

Created by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS), the SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT Resource Center is a comprehensive, one-stop place to turn with important concerns, offering a Threat Reporting System, Threat Assessment Consultation, Critical Incident Response and General School Safety Guidance.

Students, parents, school staff, or any community members can submit a school safety concern or threat via a website, mobile phone application, or toll-free number. Resource center staff work around-the-clock to respond to tips and to deploy a response locally by communicating directly with school administrators, law enforcement, and counselors. Nationwide, more than half of public middle and high schools now operate a tipline.

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Parents/Guardians play a vital role in creating safer schools and communities.  The SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT School Resource Center isn’t just for students. You, as a parent, can submit a confidential tip when you notice unsafe or risky behaviors that might be putting your child, other children or the community in danger.

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Students - Who knows more about what’s going on, in or out of school, than you? If you think there’s a threat to you, a friend, your school or the community, don’t wait. SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT with a tip that can bring much-needed help. How do you know if someone might need help?

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You may also make a report using your smartphone by downloading the SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT app from the Apple Store or Google Play, you may Text “SUSO” to 738477, or by calling 1-800-MY-SUSO-1 to speak to a live, trained SUSO Analyst.

Text messages to 1-800-MY-SUSO-1 will not be received. To place Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) calls, dial 711

CALL 911 IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!