Understand GoGuardian Beacon
Beacon is a multi-class classifier ML model trained to identify online behaviors that may indicate suicide or self-harm. It analyzes browsing across student content — including search engines, social media, email, and web apps — to provide a holistic view of a student’s online activity. Beacon can also alert staff to potential student safety threats or violence based on search content. Schools can tailor Beacon to complement their existing suicide prevention protocol. School staff — including counselors, administrators, and other key stakeholders — can be notified and empowered with information to connect students who may be at risk with appropriate support as quickly as possible.Beacon is one part of a broader student safety plan. Designated school staff are always the ultimate decision-makers as to whether a Beacon-generated alert requires human intervention.
Customize Beacon for Your School
Beacon allows schools to involve the entire school community as part of the program, including staff, parents, and students. Each deployment can be configured with:- A unique Escalation List of staff who receive alert notifications
- Custom settings for school hours and alert phases
- Guardian contact information for quick reference on alert cards
Resources
How Beacon Works
Review the detection process, alert contents, and how designated staff respond.
Beacon Glossary
Definitions for key terms used throughout Beacon documentation.
Initial Setup Checklist
Step-by-step checklist for Super Users setting up Beacon Starter.
Create a Deployment
Create a Beacon deployment and connect it to an Organizational Unit.