New safety measures at Kankakee schools include tip line, mobile security cameras

Kankakee students now have a tip line they can contact about issues like bullying or depression, and the school district will have a way to monitor school communications for keywords alerting them to student struggles.

The Kankakee School Board on Monday heard about the district’s new partnership with the Bloomington-based company Gaggle, which offers student safety reporting tools for K-12 schools using e-learning platforms.