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OSP’s SafeOregon
information online
The Oregon State Police
launched SafeOregon,
a school safety tip line
program available to all
public K-12 schools in
Oregon, on January 31,
2017. SafeOregon is a way
for students, staff or other
members of the public to
confi dentially report and
share confi dential informa-
tion of a risk or a potential
risk to student safety. Sa-
feOregon requires schools
to complete a sign-up pro-
cess in order for students
to use it. Since SafeOregon
was launched, 260 schools
have enrolled and are using
the tip line. That reaches
approximately 110,000
Oregon students. SafeOre-
gon gives students a way
to reach out for help.
SafeOregon—the school
safety tip line —became
Law through HB 4075
(2016), as a result of
recommendations from
the Oregon Task Force
on School Safety charged
with improving safety and
security at schools across
the state.
The task force was
established by House Bill
4087, bringing together
representatives from
police, fi re, school ad-
ministration, teachers,
school boards and service
districts, along with the
Governor’s education
and public safety policy
advisors, legislators, the
Oregon Department of
Education and the Associa-
tion of Oregon Community
Mental Health Programs.
The task force is chaired
by Clackamas County
Sheriff Craig Roberts and
Dr. David Novotney, Wil-
lamette Education Service
District.
SafeOregon is designed
to encourage Oregon stu-
dents to share and respond
to anything that threatens
their safety or the safety of
others, anything that makes
a student feel unsafe or if
a student knows someone
who feels unsafe.
From a Principal of one
School using SafeOregon
today:
“In the two weeks
[...] since our launch of
SafeOregon we received
20 reports, 18 have been
legitimate including bully-
ing [...], suicidal feelings,
sexual harassment, and
drug use. Action taken has
ranged from consultation
with law enforcement,
suspensions, or counsel-
ing the student or group of
students.
“In one particular in-
stance, a student reported
a girl posting suicidal
thoughts on social media.
SafeOregon called school
administration, and the
police were involved.
“The girl was taken to
the hospital for evaluation,
potentially saving her life.
Another student reported
her friend was being bul-
lied. [...] The victim came
up to me later, gave me a
hug and thanked me for
protecting and supporting
him.”
Tips from Students:
“They are fi ghting and
I don’t know what to do
because they are both my
friend and I don’t want
them to hate me because I
don’t wanna choose sides
and I don’t want them to
get mad because I’m trying
to fi x things but idk.”
Result: Their teacher
talked to the students
that were fi ghting and the
tipsters identity was kept
confi dential. The tipster
was acknowledged by
the teacher later, without
exposing his identity, for
doing the right thing by
reporting.
“She was talking to
me in the hallway and I
notice that she has cuts on
her wrist and I have seen
it before, she says she’s
depressed and she says she
sad all the time”
Result: Student assessed by
the school counselor. The
student was not someone
that was on the school’s
radar as having these
struggles, so they were
grateful for the tip.
For more information
please visit www.safeo-
regon.com. The resource
page has more informa-
tion for students, parents
and for schools to sign-up.
Students and parents are
encouraged to talk to their
school administration
about making SafeOregon
available in their school.
The Littles’ crossword puzzle
County Planning
Commission to meet
On June 13th, 2017
at 5 p.m. Baker County
Planning Commission will
hold a public hearing to
consider two applications.
Property owner and ap-
plicant, Floyd Morgan, has
requested re-authorization
by the Planning Commis-
sion of CU-07-001, an
approval granted originally
on August 24th 2007, for
the approval of a non-farm
The
dwelling in the Exclusive
Farm Use (EFU) Zone on a
±10.5 acre parcel.
Property owners and
applicant, Robert & Karen
Hambach, have requested
re-authorization by the
Planning Commission of
CU-02-005, an approval
granted originally on
September 30th, 2002, for
the approval of a non-farm
dwelling in the Exclusive
Farm Use (EFU) Zone on a
±40 acre parcel.
If you have questions
regarding CU-17-005,
please contact Kara Harris
at (541) 523-8219 or khar-
ris@bakercounty.org. If
you have any questions re-
garding CU-17-006, please
contact Eva Henes at (541)
523-8219 or eceder@
bakercounty.org.
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