families. These kids and students are
far more likely to become victims of
bullying because of their social
awkwardness and history of family
troubles.
77% of students are bullied, either
physically, mentally or verbally. Over
160,000 US students stay home from
school each day from fear of being
bullied. Those numbers are way too
high.
Passionate
Entrepreneurs
Building something that
matters
Bully Alert™ is a mobile app created by Marcos
Ontiveros and Blaze Brooks. After seeing classmates
bullied, and learning about the dire consequences of
recent events in their community, these two high
school seniors partnered with two established tech
entrepreneurs Evan Savar and T.J. Sokoll. Two
months later, their bullying solution was born.
These four passionate entrepreneurs have not only
built an app to solve a growing and very pressing
need, they have stats to back them up.
Today's kids grow up using Facebook or online
support groups as their primary coping mechanisms
rather than relying on real support groups: biological
bonds of friendship and loving relationships.
Facebook and other social media outlets have
admitted they cannot stop cyberbullying. This does
nothing to help the increasingly number of today’s
generation who grow up feeling lonely, outcast and
disassociated from their schools, communities or
Bully Alert™ was established with one
goal in mind: to empower students and
stop bullying in schools and online.
With our application, students and
schools can easily – and more comfortably – report
bullying and communicate with school
administrators about these incidents. BullyAlert
provides a powerful mobile communication and
notification infrastructure.
We want to bridge the gap
between real-time issues
and the people who can help
resolve them.
Our vision extends far beyond ourselves; we have
plans to integrate with various social media
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