Keeping our students and staff safe in our schools is one of our greatest responsibilities. Greendale Schools does this in a variety of ways, including providing an anonymous reporting system for students and the community to inform us of safety concerns. Our district launched the reporting system SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT (SUSO) with district students in September 2024. This new system replaces the STOPIt! app we have been using in Greendale Schools for the past several years. It offers confidential, two-way communication between the reporter and trained SUSO staff. In an emergency situation, please dial 911.
The SUSO app has been installed on all Greendale Schools-provided student and staff Chromebooks. Additionally, families can choose to download the free SUSO app to their personal devices through the App store.
SUSO allows students, parents/ guardians, and community members to confidentially report tips on potential harm or criminal activities directed at school students, school employees, and schools. Tips can be submitted 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. Things like warning signs, signals, and/or threats; illegal and/or dangerous items and actions; concerns about student self-harm behaviors; bullying and harassment (written, verbal, physical, cyber, exclusion) or illegal activity (weapons, drugs, alcohol, theft, vandalism) can be reported through the SUSO app, toll-free number, or on the SUSO website.
The tool is provided at no cost by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety. SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT Resource Center is a comprehensive, one-stop system to report important matters of concern. SUSO offers a Threat Reporting System, Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management, Critical Incident Response and General School Safety Guidance.
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