OXFORD, MS — September 18, 2007 — AnComm, the nation's first and only anonymous online and text based reporting and emergency notification service provider for schools, today announced that 102 schools in 16 states and counting have chosen to roll-out AnComm's ‘Talk About It®’ service for the 2007-2008 school year. Demand for AnComm's 'Talk About It,' the company's flagship anonymous online and text based reporting and emergency notification service, has grown almost 300% during the last twelve months as school administrators across the United States continue to make 'improving communications between faculty and students' the number one priority in implementing their school safety plans.
"AnComm's ‘Talk About It®’ anonymous online and text based reporting service gives us an innovative way of reaching out to our students in a form that is familiar and comfortable to them -- the Web. It also provides us with a tool to disseminate emergency communications and alerts to students, faculty, parents and guardians via e-mail and text messaging," said Dr. Ruth O'Dell, Superintendent, Franklin County Schools, Carnesville, Georgia. "By using monies from the Department of Education's Title IV -- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program as well as local funds, we are able to make this important investment in time for the 2007-2008 school year."
"‘Talk About It®’ is an affordable and highly effective early warning system which aids in the prevention of violence and helps foster a safer, more comfortable learning environment," said Carter Myers, President of AnComm. "By putting the emphasis on improving communications between students and faculty rather than capital infrastructure, schools see AnComm's ‘Talk About It®’ as a preventative versus reactive solution that delivers immediate results in improving their overall school culture. For the first time, students have the means to go online and connect with faculty and school counselors to seek help, guidance and resolution to their troubles."
AnComm's ‘Talk About It®’ anonymous online and text based reporting service gives students a web-based portal to reach out and communicate various issues -- breaking the 'code of silence' through anonymous communication. Through their school's personalized ‘Talk About It®’ online reporting center, students can log in -- with their own confidential access code -- and select a topic from a pull-down menu to send an anonymous online message to a designated faculty member anytime from any web-connected computer, PDA, wireless device or cell-phone. Once the message is sent, the faculty member receives a real-time notification prompting them to log into ‘Talk About It®’ and retrieve the student's message and provide immediate help, guidance and counseling to the student. Because the online messages sent through AnComm's ‘Talk About It®’ service are sent anonymously, students feel more comfortable communicating with school administrators, counselors and faculty about problems and issues without fear of retribution or embarrassment of being labeled a rat or a snitch.
AnComm's ‘Talk About It®’ anonymous online and text based reporting service will be newly available to students during the 2007-2008 school year in the following schools across Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Minnesota: Bainbridge High School in Bainbridge Island, Washington, North Brandywine Middle School, Scott Middle School and South Brandywine Middle School in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Belhaven Middle School in Linwood, New Jersey, Franklin County Middle School and Franklin County High School in Carnesville Georgia, and Westwood Middle School in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota.
About AnComm's 'Talk About It®'
Developed by AnComm, 'Talk About It' is the nation's first and only anonymous online and text based reporting and emergency notification service for schools. Easy-to-use and implement, ‘Talk About It®’ is a preventative solution focused on bridging the communication gap between students and faculty to foster a safer, more comfortable learning environment. To learn how your educational institution can benefit from AnComm's ‘Talk About It®’ anonymous online and text based reporting service, call 1 (866) 926-2666 or visit their web site at http://www.ancomm.com. |
