Hartford Schools adapt new tech initiative to prevent school violence

Students across the U.S. report tips – including comments and bullying at school and online – to a crisis center run by Sandy Hook Promise via Say Something, an anonymous 24/7 reporting app. The tips are reviewed by counselors trained in suicide prevention, crisis management, and mental health support.Hartford Public Schools rolled out a new social and emotional learning program following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.The school district is partnering with Newtown-based Sandy Hook Promise, a national nonprofit founded by family members whose loved ones were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.