Safety Tip Line

SaferSchools Ohio is a multi-agency effort created to assist schools in continuously improving the safety of our students.

Public safety officials offer the hotline at no cost to schools as a way for students to anonymously report potential suicides, school shooting, bullying or other problems. 

The Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Public Safety accept both calls and texts 24 hours a day for schools that register for the service. 

Every tip can remain anonymous. School safety analysts may ask for additional information, but the caller can remain secret or leave his or her contact information for later follow-up.

Calls or texts to 844-SaferOH (844-723-3764) are answered by analysts in the Ohio Homeland Security’s Threat Assessment and Prevention (TAP) Unit.  When action is needed, the TAP Unit immediately forwards information to local school officials, local law enforcement agencies and others, if necessary.

TAP Unit analysts always follow up quickly with the affected school and law enforcement agencies to make sure that the incident is investigated, action is taken and the outcome is tracked.