Year-round school for more than 42,000 Wake County students will begin Monday.

This year, there’s a new safety measure that’ll be in place. Wake County Public Schools will begin using the Say Something anonymous tip line.

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It's a phased roll-out, and middle and high school kids won't be trained on how to use it until later this summer.

Schools that use the free app work with the nonprofit Sandy Hook Promise to offer training to staff and students. They can report anonymous safety concerns to help at-risk people before they hurt themselves or others.

"I’ve done a lot of work with the Say Something app and the company," said Superintendent Robert Taylor. "We’re very excited about that opportunity for children to be able to share anything that’s happening in the school.

"I know that anytime we know about things that happen in the schools, it usually comes from students. So this is an opportunity for them to be able to share and do it anonymously."

Tipsters may choose to report several different kinds of tips, including bullying, cyberbullying, self-harming, drug activity, a planned school attack and weapons.

This will supplement the district's anonymous reporting phone tip line.

Wake County Schools parents will also have a new way to get updates on bus routes as their kids go back to school.

The district is rolling out a new bus delay notifications system. Parents of students who ride the bus will can get notifications through email or text. The alert system will let you know when the bus is delayed.

"So we have 271 routes for year-round schools; they all have drivers," Taylor said. "We don’t expect any issues with that.

"There will be some delays because it is a new school year, and new drivers [are] getting acclimated to the route. But we feel good that we are moving in the right direction."

You have to sign up for the notifications via "School-Messenger." You can find a link on the district's website.

You can also check for bus delays on the Live Bus Updates link on your school's transportation page. The "Here Comes the Bus" app will also be available to track your child's bus.

Wake Schools superintendent discusses priorities for new school year

WRAL News spoke with Superintendent Robert Taylor Monday morning about his priorities for the new school year.

"I think our priorities are the same," Taylor said. "My goal is to focus on teaching and learning, and we’re going to do everything we can to make sure teachers have the resources that they need [and] that schools have the resources that they need. That is our core business and that should always be a focus."

Taylor said safety is always a top priority.

"Obviously, we want to continue to focus on school safety, making sure students are safe when they come to school and they have a great learning environment," Taylor said.

He said the implementation of the Say Something anonymous tip line will be a good opportunity for middle and high school students to share information about what is taking place in the schools.

Taylor said funding, or lack thereof, is still an issue.

"As an educator, I will never say that it’s enough," Taylor told WRAL News. "We can always find different ways to spend money, particularly on students, but staffing is a very important issue. We recognize that teachers have to have a living wage. We know that it becomes increasingly more difficult in Wake County, so we want to urge all lawmakers to really think about where teachers fit into that whole scope.

"We’re one of the lowest paying states in the southeast region and in the nation. So that’s something that we have to address."

When asked about how the district plans to tackle overcrowding, Taylor said the district needs to renovate and build more facilities.

"Well, this is the way that you tackle it: By building new facilities [and] renovating facilities," he said. "We know that this is going to allow us to deal with the growth that is continuing to come."