QV Text-A-Tip

The Text-A-Tip hotline is a new way for students to communicate with law enforcement utilizing technology that students are comfortable with. Students can confidentially send a text to the school resource officer about concerns they may have for their safety, the safety of others, or express a concern about a student and their well-being. Quaker Valley School District's QV Text-A-Tip reporting system is intended to facilitate the reporting of sensitive information to law enforcement including information regarding student safety, violence, drug use, or students who may be in need of any type of assistance. This information may be shared with school officials such as principals, school counselors, and other administrative personnel. It is NOT an emergency hotline. If you are reporting an event that could immediately affect your school community, please call 911.

The Quaker Valley School District encourages students to report information about any non-urgent illegal activity such as vandalism, theft, the sale of drugs or information about crimes that are being planned. Students who discover information on social networking sites like Snap Chat, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube and confidentially text a tip could help prevent a tragedy. For urgent matters or emergency situations, please call 911 and speak to a trained dispatcher. For information on the Text-A-Tip hotline, contact Officer Aaron Vanatta at 412-749-6019 or [email protected].

If you prefer to leave a voice message instead of texting, please call 412-749-6019.

*General Terms
Quaker Valley School District's QV Text-A-Tip reporting system is NOT an emergency hotline. If you are reporting an event that could immediately affect your school community, please call 911 or your local emergency number.
Quaker Valley School District's QV Text-A-Tip reporting system is intended to facilitate the reporting of sensitive information to school officials, including information regarding student safety, violence, drug use, or students who may be in need of assistance. Reports submitted here will be forwarded electronically to school police.
Quaker Valley School District highly respects and cares for your privacy. This information will be kept strictly confidential.
Please use the  QV Text-A-Tip system responsibly. Adverse consequences, including serious criminal charges, may result from the submission of a false report. All submissions can be traced  in the event of misuse or abuse of the reporting system.
 
§ 4906.  False reports to law enforcement authorities.
(a)  Falsely incriminating another.--Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who knowingly gives false information to any law enforcement officer with intent to implicate another commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(b)  Fictitious reports.--Except as provided in subsection (c), a person commits a misdemeanor of the third degree if he:
(1)  reports to law enforcement authorities an offense or other incident within their concern knowing that it did not occur; or
(2)  pretends to furnish such authorities with information relating to an offense or incident when he knows he has no information relating to such offense or incident.
(c)  Grading.--
(1)  If the violation of subsection (a) or (b) occurs during a declared state of emergency and the false report causes the resources of the law enforcement authority to be diverted from dealing with the declared state of emergency, the offense shall be graded one step greater than that set forth in the applicable subsection.
(2)  If the violation of subsection (a) or (b) relates to a false report of the theft or loss of a firearm, as defined in section 5515 (relating to prohibiting of paramilitary training), the offense shall be graded one step greater than that set forth in the applicable subsection.
18c4906v
(June 28, 2002, P.L.481, No.82, eff. 60 days; Oct. 17, 2008, P.L.1628, No.131, eff. 60 days)