SAFETY SPECIAL PROJECT COORDINATORS
The Office of Safety has Safety Special Project Coordinators (SSPC’s) who provide intervention, prevention, and social and emotional services for students. They also specialize and are certified in gang prevention and intervention. The SSPC’s utilize the GANG RESISTANCE FOR SAVING SOCIETY’S YOUTH (G.R.A.S.S.Y.) The GRASSY Program is a school and community-based prevention and intervention program that works with gang members to reduce their involvement and provide assistance when feasible. In utilizing various approaches, this program combines various forms of prevention, intervention, outreach and suppression to reduce, address, and focus on gang member issues as well as community quality of life concerns.
YOUTH COURT PROGRAM
Youth courts, also known as teen or peer courts are an alternative sentencing mechanism for first-time non-violent juvenile offenders who appear before and are sentenced by a jury of their peers. Youth are referred to Youth Court by Juvenile Court. Youth court also gives students opportunities to earn volunteer hours for admission to college or trade school requirements Please see Flyer for more information: Youth Court Flyer 25-26.
SCHOOL BASED PROBATIONAL OFFICER PROGRAM
A collaboration with Juvenile Court to provide school-based monitoring of students who are on active probation. The program operates in selected schools and provides immediate intervention to students under court jurisdiction by coordinating services with the school, community and family. This program will assist with the information flow, monitoring, and tracking of identified youth. The goal is to reduce crime recidivism. Please see flyer for more information: School Based Probation Liaison Brochure.pdf
TRUST PAYS PROGRAM
TRUST PAYS is an on-going collaboration with CrimeStoppers of Memphis & Shelby County that offers a safe way for students to confidentially inform a school administrator of a serious incident and potentially receive a cash reward as a result The TRUST PAYS program operates in elementary, middle and secondary schools. TRUST PAYS provides a safer learning environment for staff and students by reducing the incidents of weapons, drugs and violence on Memphis-Shelby County Schools campuses. Please see flyer for more information Trust Pays Flyer 25-26 or Trust Pays website at http://trustpays.org/
TIPMANGER
The Shelby County Board of Education has adopted the “Safe School Tips” program which allows any parent, student, teacher, or employee to report information about illegal or inappropriate activities, including but not limited to bullying, theft, distribution or sale of drugs, possession of weapons, etc.
“Safe-School Web-Tips” should be sent to Tip Submit or text to 274637, you will then be asked to type in a “code”, the code is SCS, then start typing the text message.
Any complaints of harassment, intimidation or bullying should include the following information:
- Identity of the alleged victim and the person accused;
- Location, date, time and circumstances surrounding alleged incident;
- Description of what happened;
- Identity of witnesses; and
- Any other evidence available.
- Text us anytime you have a safety concern for yourself or other students.
RAPTOR
Did you know that more than 700,000 sex offenders are registered in the United States? Raptor Technologies is a school safety software that enables schools to prevent, prepare, respond, and recover from any emergency. Memphis-Shelby County Schools utilizes the nation’s leading visitor management system, Raptor. This system instantly screens visitors to determine if they are a registered sex offender or a potential danger to the school while also managing custody issues, visitors, students, faculty and volunteers. Over 10,000 schools and facilities nationwide already rely on Raptor's web-based technology to keep our schools safe.
S.H.A.P.E. Program
School House Adjustment Program Enterprise (S.H.A.P.E.) aims to reduce the number of Memphis-Shelby County Schools students sent to Juvenile Court for minor infractions. The program is solely funded by the MSCS Office of Student Services. The purpose of the program is to decrease the number of minority students sent to Juvenile Court for committing minor infractions. Similar programs have shown success in Chicago and New Jersey.
