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Kentucky Schools focus on providing a
warm culture and
climate for both students and staff conductive to high
levels of productivity and outstanding academic performance.
In today's
society, school safety is a daily issue that ranges from classroom
management to school incident command for crisis situations. The
Kentucky Center for School Safety staff is committed to providing
training, resources, information and research..
This website is available for planning,
training
or
emergency assistance.
Let us assist, as your schools plan and practice
and prepare for the safest schools possible.
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Hannah Spanyer
from Jessamine County Schools receives the James
Sticklen Memorial Scholarship from SRO - Sam Wade |
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Spotlight on School Safety |
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End of School Safety and Summer Safety |
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Upcoming School Safety Events |
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While bullying doesn’t cause
suicide, a stressful environment and persistent,
emotional victimization can increase a person’s risk of
suicide. Together, we can create awareness about the
dangers of bullying and give emotional support to those
who may be contemplating suicide. If you or someone you
know is in an emotional distress or suicidal crisis,
please call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK
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Highlight on School Safety Issues |
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Emergency/Crisis Planning and
Management Prep
During the Summer
- Review Team Assignments in at
District Level and School Level
- Review District and School Plan
- Conduct Hazard Hunts of
Buildings, Classrooms and Outside Areas
- Meet with First Responders
- Prepare Skills Inventory Sheets
to be distributed during PD
- Prepare annual calendar to
cover drills for the year
- Meet with Alternate Location
Owners and renew MOAs
- Restock Emergency Team Toolbox
- for more ideas and
info on this topic visit the
Emergency Management
Page
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Updated Bullying Page with resources
and more...Check it out...
 NEW...According
to a new Character Counts Study by
the Josephson Institute of Ethics (the largest ever
undertaken of the attitudes and conduct of high
school students), nearly half (47%)
say they were bullied, teased, or taunted in a way
that seriously upset them in the past year. The
study reports the responses from 43,321
high school students. Nationally statistics have
shown in the past that 32% of
students reported being bullying during a one year
period.
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Michigan teen arrested
with loaded gun after threatening teacher in
text message
– May
18, 2012
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Fox News -
A quick-thinking Michigan mom might have saved a
life by getting her son's school locked down
after he sent a text message threatening one of
his teachers. …
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Viral violence feeds school bullies' buzz,
experts warn – May 15, 2012 - Fox News -
And now psychologists are warning the
abundance of cell phones in schools only
encourages children to act up ...
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W. Ky. middle school
counselor fatally shot
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May 15, 2012 - kentucky.com - Police in
western Kentucky are investigating the fatal
shooting of a woman who
worked as a counselor in a middle school.
... in Daviess County …
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Facebook, Edutopia collaborate on social media
guide
– May 14, 2012 - U.S. News & World Report
- The guide lists steps teachers should take to
introduce a formal social media policy—a
document that states, in very specific terms,
how teachers and students should behave while
using social media. …
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Building Safety Month week 2 focuses on disaster
safety and safe rooms
- May 14, 2012 - MarketWatch
(press release) Washington/PRNewswire -- Week
two of the International Code Council
Foundation® (ICCF) Building Safety
Month--Disaster Safety & Mitigation--May 14-20
provides tips and information for the public
about high-wind events such as tornadoes.
Considering the tragic loss ...
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CDC Features - Keep kids
safe and healthy in the summer
– Center for Disease Control -
Water, bugs, and the sun, are a few of the things
kids experience more of in the summertime. For
parents and others, extra vigilance is required to
prevent injury and keep kids safe and healthy. ...
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Lockdown lifted at
Greenwood Elementary
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WAVE - A lockdown at Jefferson County
elementary school after a nearby business was
held up has been lifted. ...
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention presents 2012 "Game ...
May 9, 2012 -
MarketWatch
(press release)
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PRNewswire
-- In recognition of its seven-year track record
promoting
safe
walking and bicycling routes to
school
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Prof delves into why youth engage in
cyberbullying
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May 7, 2012 - Univ. of Ky. News –
(Lexington, KY) - Research on cyberbullying
among young people led by University of Kentucky
faculty member Alexander T. Vazsonyi yielded
some interesting insights …
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Districts struggle with social networking
guidelines
– May 7, 2012 - T.H.E. Journal -
They're encouraged, for example, to use
appropriate privacy settings to control access
to their sites, while also being aware that
"limitations" to privacy settings "can easily
become public." ...
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Campus Sentinel, a free new app providing crime
and safety statistics for ...MarketWatch
(press release) – May 3, 2012 – …new app to
provide families with important safety resources
and crime statistics as they select a College or
University…
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Recognizing and overcoming the mental health
effects of being a bullying victim
– May 2, 2012 - MarketWatch (press
release) - With the prevalence of cyberbullying,
even more youth and young adults are finding
themselves to be a victim of bullying. May is
National Mental Health Awareness Month …
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Tweens' secret lives online
– May 1, 2012 - Wall Street Journal -
Children are using technology at ever-younger
ages. About 15% of kids under the age of 11 have
their own mobile phone, according to eMarketer.
The Pew Research Center's Internet & American
Life Project reported last summer that 16% of
kids 12 to 17...
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Kentucky ICAC Task Force works to protect
children online
– May 1, 2012 – SurfKY News - To
counter this growing trend, …Kentucky
Internet Crimes Against Children
(ICAC)
Task Force. … the
Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch
(ECB), ..work to combat the
problem …
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