AOA Safety Hub

AOA Safety Hub is a unofficial safety resource for the AOA community, including boarding and international students. Recent events and the leadership’s response to them have made clear, accessible safety information more necessary. AOA Safety Hub is not affiliated with Andrews Osborne Academy and does not endorse recent actions by the school leadership regarding relavent events.

This site is intended to help students find support, identify trusted adults, and take practical steps to protect themselves.

Important disclaimer: AOA Safety Hub is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by AOA or its administration. This site is not an emergency service, school office, investigation body, legal authority, or official reporting channel. We do not investigate allegations, determine responsibility, identify accused students, publish accusations, or provide legal, medical, or mental-health advice.

Crisis and Immediate Support

Use these resources if you or someone else needs urgent help.

Sexual Assault and Crisis Support

• RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673
• RAINN online chat: online.rainn.org
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
• Signature Health Lake County Crisis Hotline: 440-953-8255
• Cleveland Rape Crisis Center: 440-354-7364

Trusted Faculty and Staff

The trusted faculty and staff list will be updated based on student suggestions submitted to [contact@aoasafetyhub.com] and, where appropriate, faculty/staff consent.

To suggest a trusted faculty or staff member, email [contact@aoasafetyhub.com]. Please suggest only people you genuinely believe are safe, responsive, and appropriate for students to contact.

Requesting Supportive Measures

Students may be able to ask the school for safety-related support. Possible requests may include:

• Room changes
• No-contact arrangements
• Schedule adjustments
• Adult accompaniment
• Counseling support
• Dorm supervision
• Help contacting parents or guardians
• Clarification of safety procedures

AOA Safety Hub cannot request these measures for you, but this site may provide templates and general guidance for asking the school directly.

Email the Site

You may email [contact@aoasafetyhub.com] to:

• Ask to join the mailing list by telling us the email you woud like to receive mailing list updates on
• Suggest crisis or support resources
• Suggest trusted faculty or staff contacts
• Ask general questions about student safety resources
• Share non-identifying safety concerns
• Suggest improvements to this site

Do not email:

• Names of accused students
• Names of survivors without consent
• Allegations against specific people
• Sexual details
• Rumors or secondhand claims
• Screenshots, photos, recordings, or private documents
• Room numbers, schedules, or identifying details
• Threats, harassment, or calls to confront anyone

Email is not fully anonymous or secure. Do not send highly sensitive information to this site. If privacy is a concern, avoid using a school email account or school network. For urgent danger, contact emergency services, dorm staff, campus security, or a trusted adult directly.

Mailing List

AOA Safety Hub will maintain a mailing list for general safety updates and resource announcements. Mailing-list messages will not identify individuals, publish accusations, or repeat unverified claims.

Submissions may be rejected or rewritten into non-identifying safety guidance before anything is shared.

Acceptable mailing-list language:

“Some students have expressed concern about feeling unsafe in dorm spaces. Consider staying with trusted peers, checking in with friends, and contacting dorm staff or a trusted adult if you need immediate support.”

Unacceptable mailing-list language:

“Avoid [student name]. They are dangerous.”

Final Note

AOA Safety Hub exists to reduce harm, not create more of it. Please use this site responsibly. Do not use it to spread rumors, identify people, retaliate, harass, or replace official and confidential support channels.