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Indiana plans to make an anonymous school safety tip line available to all K-12 schools starting in January. The optional program will be free to schools, funded by a $1 million state investment and monitored around the clock, according to the governor’s office.
Indiana plans to make a 24-hour anonymous tip line available to all K-12 schools starting in January, giving students, staff and families a way to report safety concerns. The governor’s office said the optional service will be free for schools and backed by a $1 million state investment.
The service is intended for reports about bullying, threats and violence, as well as concerns about someone who may be struggling. Gov. Mike Braun said students, school employees and families would be able to submit tips anonymously. The announcement did not specify a phone number, website or app for submitting reports.
According to the governor’s office, the line will be monitored 24 hours a day, every day of the year, by trained safety specialists. Office of School Safety Director Julie Smith said urgent concerns would be escalated to designated school officials and emergency responders when necessary. The announcement did not describe how staff would determine urgency or how the escalation process would work.
Participation will be optional for schools, although the state says the program will be offered to all K-12 schools at no cost. The Office of School Safety plans to conduct outreach and education sessions with schools over the coming months, ahead of the January start.
A Round-the-Clock Reporting Channel
The plan creates a statewide route for reporting possible safety concerns outside the school day as well as during it. Continuous monitoring could give schools and responders a way to receive reports at nights, on weekends and during school breaks. The announcement describes the service’s intended role, but does not provide evidence yet about how many tips it may receive or how quickly cases will be addressed.
Making enrollment optional means access may depend on whether individual schools choose to participate and how they communicate the service to students and families. The state’s planned outreach and education will be relevant to how schools explain what the line is for, how anonymity works and what happens after a report is submitted.
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Indiana’s School Safety Office
Braun created the Office of School Safety last year as part of his public safety agenda. The office absorbed the Indiana Secured School Safety Board’s role overseeing millions of dollars in annual safety grants awarded to schools, according to the source report. The new tip line adds a reporting service to the office’s existing responsibilities.
Indiana also has a separate anonymous reporting system operated by Attorney General Todd Rokita called Eyes on Education. The source report says that system focuses on alleged inappropriate curriculum or staff actions, including issues involving LGBTQ+ topics, critical race theory, discrimination and comments about Charlie Kirk. The newly announced tip line is described as addressing school safety concerns such as bullying, threats, violence and people who may be struggling.
“Students, staff and families will be able to anonymously report bullying, threats, violence or concerns about someone who may be struggling.”
— Gov. Mike Braun
How the Tip Line Will Operate
The announcement does not identify the submission channels or explain what information a person will need to provide. It also gives no details about safeguards for anonymity, how tips will be documented, or whether people submitting reports will receive updates.
The state has not said how many schools are expected to enroll, how the $1 million investment will be divided, or what measures will be used to evaluate the program. The planned escalation of urgent reports is described in general terms; specific response standards and coordination procedures were not included in the source report.
Outreach Before January Launch
The Office of School Safety plans to hold outreach and education sessions with schools over the coming months. Those sessions are expected to take place before the tip line becomes available in January, but the state has not announced a detailed schedule or enrollment process.
Further information is needed on how schools can opt in, how users will submit tips and how the state will handle urgent reports. The available announcement confirms the planned timing, funding, optional participation and monitoring model; operational details remain to be released.
Key Questions
When is Indiana’s school safety tip line expected to start?
The state plans to make it available to K-12 schools starting in January. The source report does not specify an exact launch date.
Who can submit a tip?
Gov. Mike Braun said students, school staff and families will be able to report concerns anonymously.
What kinds of concerns can be reported?
The announced examples include bullying, threats, violence and concerns about someone who may be struggling.
Will schools have to join the program?
No. Enrollment is described as optional, and the service will be offered to schools at no cost.
How will tips be monitored?
The governor’s office says trained safety specialists will monitor the line 24 hours a day, year-round. Urgent concerns may be escalated to designated school officials and emergency responders, according to Office of School Safety Director Julie Smith.
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