Tessa Spivey
Writer
Marlow Public Schools

Superintendent Corey Hol-
land has implemented a

School Safe Helpline which
is now live.
The main purpose of the
helpline is to ensure student
safety and give more students

the confidence to share im-
portant information without

having to do it face to face.
The company has many
different ways that students

can share information, includ-
ing call, text, email, a web-
site, and an app.

Once contacted, the in-
formation is sent to Holland

and Assistant Superintendent

Brenda Parker-Tillian.
If it is an immediate threat,
the local authorities will also
be contacted.

Students are able to con-
tact the helpline twenty-four

hours a day and seven days a
week.

“I am hopeful it will em-
power individuals who may

see something to say some-
thing,” said Holland. “School

safety is everyone’s respon-
sibility including students,

teachers, staff and our com-
munity.”

Holland made the decision

to implement this hotline be-
cause of experience working

on a similar program at his
previous school.
“We were able to address

several serious issues before

they got too big,” said Hol-
land.

“While I know on occasion
we will receive information
that is more trivial in nature,
we can process through that
rather easily.”
Concerns can be reported

by calling the hotline num-
ber at 1-800-418-6423, tex-
ting 614-426-0240, going to

safeschoolhelpline.com or
downloading the safe school
helpline app.
The helpline information
is also posted on the Marlow
Public Schools website. The
more familiar students are
with the hotline, the more
beneficial it will become in
helping keep our schools safe.