LANSING – Students statewide will have a 24/7 confidential tip-line to help prevent school tragedies after Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law creating the OK-2-SAY hotline.

“The OK-2-SAY student safety program will help students break the culture of silence by providing them with a confidential resource to stop tragedy and violence before it occurs,” said Attorney General Bill Schuette. “We cannot sit and wait for the next Columbine or Sandy Hook. I would like to thank Gov. Snyder for his support for this important initiative to keep schools safe.”

• accept tips by phone, text message, email, website and multimedia device

• operate 24-hours-a-day, every day of the year 

• protect the confidentiality of the reporter’s identity

The program is modeled after a similar one in Colorado that was created after the Columbine High School shootings.