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Welcome
to the Kentucky Center for School Safety Website |
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Everyday parents send their
children off to school with the expectation that
they will remain safe. Across this great
Commonwealth, we as educators never need to lose
sight of that great responsibility.
The Kentucky Center for School Safety staff
is committed to providing training, resources,
information and research.
In today's society, school
safety is a daily issue that ranges from classroom
management to school shootings. This website is
available for
planning,
training or
emergency
assistance.
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Governor Steve Beshear
signs the proclamation declaring the third week in
October, Kentucky Safe Schools Week.
Students from across the Commonwealth witness the
signing in the Governor's office at
Frankfort, Kentucky. Watch this site for SSW
details. |
Tamera Tatum, conference coordinator, is
pictured with Darell Scott the opening
keynote for the Safe School Conference. |
 The
14th Annual Safe Schools Conference
began today, October 6th and continues
tomorrow, October
7th.
Over 500 safety
concerned educators, school administrators,
police officers, school resource officers
and other involved community members
gathered at the Galt House in Louisville to
share, learn and explore school safety
initiatives.
Jon Akers, Executive Director of KCSS is
pictured with Ed McCaw, an assessment
coordinator for the center.
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 New
Online
Pledge Against Bullying
linked and ready to go for our push
toward Kentucky's Safe Schools Week
(October 19-25). Join schools across
the Commonwealth as they pledge to make the
learning environment healthy and nurturing
for everyone. View your county
statistics...
- Hopkins County has over 500
pledges
- Marshall County has over 50
pledges
- Calloway County has over 50
pledges
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School Safety
in the News...
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Yahoo and Educators Address Issue of Cyber-Bullying (KCBS-TV)
Sunnyvale, Calif... Oct 3, 2008...Some
200 Bay Area educators met at Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale
Friday to talk about cyber-bullying. They heard from Yahoo child
safety expert Catherine Titlebalm who said unethical behavior
online can be prevented through education. She says kids can also
be taught how to protect themselves from cyber-bullying.
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Stairs collapse at Russian school, 5
children die
(The
Washington Times) Belyayevka,
Russia (Reuters)... Oct. 1, 2008...a
staircase has collapsed at a school
in the Ural Mountains, killing at
least five children and injuring
several others...
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Colleges to get a reprieve from
additional campus safety requirements
(Chronicle of
Higher Education) Sept 29, 2008
...Under pressure from college lobbyists, the US Senate has
stripped provisions from a school safety bill that would have
required colleges
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The
14th
Annual
Safe Schools, Successful Students Conference
will be held Oct. 6-7th,
at the Galt House in Louisville. There will
be a meeting of the Post Secondary Task
Force on
October 7th
at 10:00 a.m. in the Collins Room, 2nd
floor of the Galt House.
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DRUG FACTS CHAT DAY
will be October 7th. For the
second year in a row, top scientists
from the National Institute on Drug
Abuse (NIDA), the lead Federal agency
for research on drug abuse and
addiction, will be available to answer
online questions from students and
teachers about drugs and their impact on
the brain and body. Last year’s Drug
Facts Chat Day resulted in an
overwhelming 36,000 inquiries!
Registration will be limited this year,
so please sign up as soon as
possible. If you have any questions,
please contact Brian Marquis at
bmarquis@nida.nih.gov. To register
for this
FREE and exciting event,
please visit us at
http://www.nidachat.org/register.aspx.
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Kentucky
House Bill 91 "Bullying
Bill"
AN ACT relating to the safety, learning,
and well-being of students.
Amend KRS 158.440 to identify the Golden
Rule as the model for improving attitude and
the rule for conduct for all public school
students; require school districts to have
plans, policies, and procedures dealing with
measures for assisting students who are
engaging in disruptive and disorderly
behavior...
Text
Summary
(Kentucky
Legislature)
KDE Guidelines for Schools and Sample KSBA
Policy
Sample Reporting Forms-Covington School
District |
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Mark Your Calendars for...
Kentucky Safe Schools Week
October
19-25, 2008
This year's theme is
Vote for School Safety!
Kentucky’s educators are working hard to provide the
safe, healthy culture and environment necessary for
their students to learn because we know that
students must feel safe and secure in order to learn
at their highest capacity. To further that goal,
during this week, KCSS will make a special plea that
students, parents, educators, and the community make
a commitment to choose to
“Vote for School Safety!”
Come, join us in this effort!
Kentucky Center for School Safety
will sponsor or provide:
- Statewide Art (Poster)
Contest
- Five days of safety themes
- Lesson ideas and
classroom activities
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Community involvement activities
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Safety handouts on various topics
- Online Pledge Against School
Violence
- And
introducing NEW!
Online Pledge
Against Bullying
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School
Safety Awareness...
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What's New
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