The Jan. 1 deadline for schools’ Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) annual safety submissions is quickly approaching. WCRIS is hosting a Lunch & Learn webinar with OSS staff on Dec. 6 to give our members an overview of the required submission components; the new submission process; and other free resources available from the OSS to help [...]
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Annual School Safety Submissions Due Soon
November 16, 2023
All schools’ annual safety submissions are due to the state Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) on Jan. 1. Submissions have to include things such as your school’s safety plan; a record of school violence drills; and more. Learn more about what the law requires. The platform for uploading school safety submissions has been [...]
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Health & Safety Resource Round-up
October 05, 2023
Annual School Safety Submissions At a quarterly Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) Advisory Committee meeting this week, OSS staff asked WCRIS to remind schools that the deadline for annual safety submissions is 90 days away and that the submission platform has been updated from Sharefile to SharePoint. Find details here. WCRIS staff [...]
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New Reporting Feature for Tip Line
September 28, 2023
The state’s Speak Up, Speak Out tip line (SUSO), operated by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS), is now accessible via text message by texting “SUSO” to 738477. Students and school staff can confidentially seek help for themselves or others as well as report suspicious behavior on the SUSO website, mobile app and now [...]
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ICYMI: Mandated Reporting Guidance Updated
September 28, 2023
After last week’s publication of this principal question about mandated reporting training of child abuse and neglect for choice school staff, the DPI updated its guidance online. School leaders can now choose to train their staff with the recently-updated 2023 training materials or use the DPI’s training from 2021, which is now reposted on this page. Either is [...]
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New Platform for School Safety Submissions
September 14, 2023
Even in the wake of budget cuts to the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS), ALL schools still have to comply with state law by making their annual school safety submissions by Jan. 1. For the upcoming submission cycle, the OSS has updated its platform from Sharefile to SharePoint. Schools will be uploading their [...]
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Don’t Forget About Digital Spaces
September 07, 2023
On top of countless other tasks, educators are managing the small, technological details of educating students in the 21st century, from students forgetting Chromebook passwords to helping them connect to the Wi-Fi. Protecting your school’s digital “spaces” and network is a crucial, but invisible, component of a safe and secure school. In fact, the federal [...]
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School Safety Tip Line Operable Through 2024
August 17, 2023
Funding for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) was cut in the recently-passed state budget, but the OSS and the Speak Up, Speak Out tip line will remain open through 2024. The DOJ reallocated federal COVID relief funds it received from the American Rescue Plan Act to the OSS so that it can continue [...]
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Get Prepared: School Safety
June 22, 2023
School safety is always a priority, even when school is out for the summer. At press time, the Republican-led budget negotiations were leaving the level of funding for the Democrat-run Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) uncertain. However, school safety is still a top priority, regardless of how vigorously state government is funding [...]
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School Safety: What Your School Can Do Now
March 30, 2023
This week’s heartbreaking incident in Nashville is a reminder that school safety should always be top-of-mind. The swift response of the school and law enforcement ended the tragedy before more lives were lost, which underscores the importance of seemingly simple measures such as practicing your school safety plan, installing solid-core doors and maintaining a strong relationship with [...]
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