With the growth of technology and recent safety measures for schools, the Bibb County School District officially has a mobile app called Safe4Bibb. It is available for all students and families to submit information and prevent crimes or threats on campus.
Bibb County Schools have partnered with security software Navigate 360 and P3 Intel to provide an anonymous reporting system for students, teachers, and community members to use.
Bibb County safety and security manager Matthew Giegler walked me through the features and benefits of the app.
"Safety of schools is paramount right now," Giegler said. "Within the app itself, there's a laundry list of things they might deal with on a daily basis from bullying, drug use, all the way down to more serious threats against them or the schools, self-harm, suicide, all of those things are reportable in the app in a secure anonymous fashion.”
Many students may feel pressure to keep quiet about violence and other possible crimes. Miller Magnet Middle School Principal Dee Thomas talked about how the app will hopefully build trust between the students and the public.
