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CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district is taking new steps to address bullying.

Alexander Graham Middle School will introduce a pilot program that gives parents new ways to voice their concerns. The announcement comes a few weeks after a 13-year-old Sedgefield Middle School student took his own life after months of bullying, according to his family.

The new program involves additional training for school administrators to better identify, address and track the issue. Under the program, there will be a hotline established for parents to text their concerns. It will allow administrators to follow up and parents can remain anonymous.

“I think that some people are fearful to come forward because it might do more damage to their child,” said parent Sally Mueller.

The program is an expansion of the No Easy Walk program, which gives students tools to addresses issues with gangs and drugs by incorporating lessons into the regular school curriculum.

“Kids carry the torch, teachers carry the torch and parents do too, so we all play a role in helping the situations,” said arts director Deb Kaclik.

Each school designs a bullying prevention program to address its specific concerns. However, Graham will be the only one to have the anonymous tip line.

CMS will track the data and determine if it should be implemented in every middle school.