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Kentucky
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Every morning, 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 of
student safety.
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 prevention to school incident command
for crisis situations. This website is
available for
planning,
training or
emergency assistance.
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Mark your calendars
"Safe Schools-Successful Students" Conference!
October
12-13, 2009
Galt house East, Louisville |
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Safe
School Data Report - Release |
Kentucky Center for School Safety
In
Cooperation with the
Kentucky Department of Education
Kentucky 2008: Ninth
Annual Safe Schools Data Project
This is the ninth
annual report produced by the
Kentucky Center for School
Safety and is cause for
celebration. Most importantly,
these data show a dramatic
reduction over the five-year
period under study here in:
-Total disciplinary actions for
Part I
offenses,
-Total
disciplinary actions for
Part II
offenses, and
-Disciplinary actions for the most serious offenses of
aggravated assault, arson,
larceny/theft
and burglary.
Complete
Safe
Schools Data Report 2007-2008
Kentucky School Safety
Data Report in the
News...
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Center
for School Safety Issues New Report- WFPL News, Louisville, June 30, 2009
The Kentucky Center for
School Safety has publicly
released its latest Safe
Schools Data Project Report,
which tracks disciplinary
action involving the state’s
public school
students. Center Director Jon
Akers says generally
speaking, the latest numbers
are encouraging.
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Are schools getting safer? A New Report says
yes!- WHAS,
Louisville,
June 30, 09
So
are
Kentucky
schools
safer
than
they
were
five
years
ago?
“They
are
safer
today
than
they
ever
have
been.
Are
we
perfect?
The
answer
is
no,”
said
[Jon]
Akers.
“In
our
society
no
one
is
absolutely
100%
safe
but
the
schools
are
better
equipped
today
than
they
ever
have
been
to
handle
most
anything
that
can
come
our
way.”
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Schools Improve
Student Behavior- Paducah
Sun - June
30, 2009 -
Karen
McCuiston believes building relationships
between students, teachers and staff helps keep
schools safe in the region and state.The
Kentucky Center for School Safety released data
Monday showing a steady decline in disciplinary
actions statewide in the past five years and a
34.3 percent decrease in drug abuse incidents
from a peak in 2003-04.
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 NEW
LINK! FREE RESOURCE
Operation
Respect is a non-profit organization working to
assure each child and youth a respectful, safe and
compassionate climate of learning where their
academic, social and emotional development can take
place free of bullying,
ridicule and violence. Founded by Peter
Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, the
organization disseminates educational resources that
are designed to establish a climate that reduces the
emotional and physical cruelty some children inflict
up on each other by behaviors such as ridicule,
bullying and-in extreme cases-violence.
Operation Respect disseminates
the DLAM programs free of
charge. More than 150,000 copies of the
program have been distributed to educators since
Operation Respect's inception. |
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School Safety in the
News...
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Overview
of Healthcare-Associated MRSA
Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that
is resistant to certain antibiotics. These
antibiotics include methicillin and other more
common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and
amoxicillin. For more information about MRSA view
Podcast: Key facts about MRSA
from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
Department of Health and Human Services.
Healthcare-Associated Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA). |
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NOMINATIONS are being accepted
for the
"Steve Kimberling Youth Leadership in School
Safety Award". The Kentucky Center for
School Safety and Kentucky School Boards Association
would like to acknowledge youth who have taken an
innovative leadership role in school safety. This
award will reflect the mission of its namesake, the
late Steve Kimberling, who was the catalyst of the
Safe School Conference. The Youth Leadership in
School Safety Award will be presented at the 15th
Annual Safe Schools Conference, October 12-13, 2009
at the Galt House in Louisville. For more
information contact:
Tamara Stewart, 260 Democrat Drive, Frankfort, KY
40601, Fax: 866-287-2610,
tamara.stewart@ksba.org.
The deadline is July 31, 2009 before 4:00p.m. |
 The
May
09
Newsletter is now available on-line. It is full of grant
announcements, conference information and assorted
highlights.
Announcing SROs and Others!
Sixth Annual Kentucky Safe Schools and
Communities Conference
at the Ramada Inn
Convention Center, Lexington, Kentucky.
When:
June 22 - 25, 2009
Target Audience:
School Resource Officers, DARE Officers,
Crime Prevention Officers, School Administrators,
Teachers & Principals, School Counselors and
Psychologists.
General Information:
Please join us for this four-day conference offered
in Lexington, Kentucky. Where keynote speakers such
as Phil Chalmers (In the Mind of a Teen Killer), JP
Blevins (former UK Basketball player and
inspirational speaker), Lt. Ed Moses (Missouri State
Patrol), and others will present five general
sessions and eight break out sessions...
details |
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New - University
of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness
link to new
website:
www.thechhp.org The Center for Health Hazards
Preparedness is a nationally-recognized center of
excellence in coordinating research, education and
service to improve the local, regional and national
response to potential acts of terrorism, natural
disasters and infectious diseases. By defining
competencies, disseminating best practices and
offering virtual drills and exercises, communities
will be strengthened as their health care workers
and administration are prepared to appropriately
assess and respond to a variety of public health
hazards. |
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