Users will be capable of expressing concerns that negatively impact the learning environment or pose a threat to anyone’s safety whether that be self-harm, drug trafficking, gang activity, harassment or acts of violence. Safe+Sound Iowa enables students, school staff, parents and community members to submit safe, secure and anonymous safety concerns to help identify and provide intervention for at-risk individuals before they hurt themselves or others. Safe+Sound Anonymous Threat Reporting PlatformĪ reporting platform called Safe+Sound Iowa will be available for free to all public and private schools starting in spring 2023. The Governor’s School Safety Bureau will provide assistance and tools to identify, report, and assess school-based threats while still embracing local control. $5.5M - School Safety Bureau operational funding through 2026 Implementation of Services $1.5M - Digital applications and software for threat reporting and monitoring $6M - Digital critical incident mapping technology $7.5M - Vulnerability assessments for all 1,500 K-12 school buildings $75M - School Safety Improvement Fund (target hardening/security improvements) Initial funding is being made through the use of American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act and Emergency and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. Reynolds announced $100 million in school safety funding to support Iowa’s 327 public school districts and 183 nonpublic and independent schools during a press conference with the Department of Public Safety, Department of Education, and the Department Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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