It Takes a Village: A Parent’s Perspective on Gaggle

Note: This story comes from a parent who lives in a school district using Gaggle Safety Management. Names have been changed to protect privacy.

Safeguarding Students Across All Grade Levels

The Challenge:

Already using Gaggle at the high school level, one school district was unaware that younger students could be falling through the cracks.

When her son Matthew was in seventh grade, Tricia received a call that no parent wants to experience: The school had been alerted to a suicide note written by her son.

The note in question had not initially been found by school staff—Matthew’s friend saw the note and alerted an adult about the situation. Matthew’s parents were immediately called and brought in, and he was given the help he needed.

A circular maze with a lightbulb in the middle of it.

Expanding Their Digital Safety Net

The Solution:

While his story had a happy ending, Tricia decided to dig deeper into the bigger issue: student safety in the digital world. Following an incident with her son, this parent convinced the district to expand its digital safety net to ensure more students would be protected.

A yellow lightbulb that has been turned on.

Providing an Extra Form of Guardianship

The Results:

“Gaggle provides an extra form of guardianship that’s helping parents to feel more at ease when we can’t be by their sides.”

Gaggle’s in-house team of trained safety professionals work around the clock to evaluate and categorize incidents based on their severity. They forward this information to the district’s contacts, who can then determine whether a student is in need of help or simply researching concerning subjects for a class.

CASE STUDY - It Takes a Village A Parents Perspective on Gaggle

“If it’s going to protect my child or save my child, I don’t care how you get the information, just get it. And that’s what I believe Gaggle is doing—it’s getting struggling kids the help they need because we can’t do it on our own.”

Tricia

Concerned Parent

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