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As spring approaches,
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.
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
incident command for crisis situations. This
website is available for
planning,
training or
emergency assistance.
Let us assist,
as your schools plan and practice good school
safety procedures.
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Carlisle County High School students visit the
Kentucky for School Safety Website and use the
resource-rich site for information on internet
safety and cyberbullying. |
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Just Released...
10th
Annual Safe Schools Data Project
Report, 2008-09
This is the tenth annual report produced by the
Kentucky Center for School Safety and, once again,
is cause for celebration. The most significant good
news is that a comparison of the data presented here
with past reports reveals 10-year lows in the number
of expulsions (both with and without services) and
corporal punishments for Board Violations, which
declined to the lowest levels since we began
tracking the data in the current format in
1999-2000.
(full
report) |
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Kentucky Emergency Management and the
Kentucky Center for School
Safety (KCSS) have worked together with two
Kentucky school teachers to develop a KyEM
Earthquake Awareness Educational Program and
Earthquake Instructional Unit which
targets third through fifth grades. This five hour
educational awareness unit is designed to educate
both children and adults in our communities. The
curriculum will be introduced at Westridge
Elementary School in Franklin County on February 16,
and will also be available for download from the
KyEM and the KCSS web sites. The discussion of this
curriculum with local leaders is another opportunity
for local educators to stress the importance of
earthquake preparedness. Click
here to view and download the
Earthquake Instructional Unit.
As a part of this unit, students can participate by
creating a classroom
poster promoting
earthquake awareness. A statewide winner will be
selected from each grade level (third through fifth)
and each winner will receive a $100.00 U.S. Savings
Bond. Winning posters will be used to promote
Earthquake Awareness 2011. Next year in May 2011
Kentucky will participate in the first multi
regional national level exercise.
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 Youth
Leadership Symposium @ Capitol Plaza Hotel,
Frankfort, KY-June 29, 2010
Dr. Steve Sroka will
deliver the keynote "Teaching to a T" presentation
to kick-off this event.
Topics: *"Sexting and Cyberbullying"
*Choking Game
*Dating Violence
*Prescription Drug Abuse
.Registration due by May 28, 2010 |
 Seventh
Annual Kentucky Safe Schools and Communities
Conference
Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport, Erlanger, KY, June
14—June 17, 2010
Please join us for this four-day conference offered
in Erlanger, Kentucky. Where keynote speakers such
as John More (Beyond the Basics - How to Expand
Your Rights and Powers Within the School Zone),
Todd Leatherman (Cyberstalking and Predators)
and others will present four general sessions and
six break out sessions that will be of interest to
SROs, DARE Officers, Crime Prevention Officers and
school administrators alike. DARE officers will
receive their mandatory training on the last day.
Brochure |
As the chilly winter
weather leaves us, plan ahead to summer training. The 20th
Annual National Association of School
Resource Officers' (NASRO) Conference will
be held in Louisville, Aug 2-6, 2010. This year's
theme will be
"Preventing Crime in the School
Environment." A
brochure of the conference is available
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School Safety in the
News...
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Ohio State shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded
- Mar 9, 2010 - AOL News – A
shooting at an Ohio State University maintenance
building involving three university employees
left one dead and two wounded this morning,
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Vehicle
backs into Mich. School; 6 hurt
- Mar 9, 2010 – CBS News ...
Vehicle Backs into Mich. School; 6 Hurt. Vehicle
Driven by School Employee Backs Through Window;
Young Students Injured; None Seriously...
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With Haitian schools in ruins, children in limbo
- New York Times - Mar 6, 2010 Hundreds
of teachers and thousands of students were
killed, and officials are questioning the safety
of the remaining buildings after violent
aftershocks in ...
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Students evacuated from Detroit school after
explosive device ...-
Mar 3, 2010 Fox News ...
A student threw a homemade explosive device in
the hallway of a school on Wednesday, causing it
to leak fumes and forcing the school's
evacuation but not injuring anyone, authorities
said.
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Earthquake
News:
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Dozens killed in Turkey earthquake
March 8, 2010 -
Washington Post
- Turkish rescue teams and
villagers search for people among the ruins in
Elazig province. In addition to at least 51
killed, about 30 people were being treated for
injuries, according to Turkey's crisis center....
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The Conversation: Earthquake in Chile
- March 1, 2010 – ABC News - Chilean
President Michelle Bachelet has promised that
food, water, shelter and aid will be ...
Diane Sawyer spoke with ABC News producer Melia
Patria, …
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March:
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March 15-19, 2010 -
Kentucky Severe Weather Awareness Week
- Kentucky Flood Awareness Week
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NWS Flood Safety Home Page -
March 15-19, 2010
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National Flood Safety Awareness Week is intended
to highlight some of the many ways floods can
occur, the hazards associated with floods, and
what you can do to save life and property. …
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FEMA: Flood -
US Federal Emergency Management Agency resources
on the topic ... advice on preparedness ...
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National Nutrition Month
(March 1 -31, 2010)
is a nutrition education and information
campaign sponsored annually by the American
Dietetic Association. The campaign is designed
to focus attention on the importance of making
informed food choices and developing sound
eating and physical activity habits. For more
information, visit
www.eatright.org/nnm
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Spring Break Safety:
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Spring Break Safety Tips -
Spring Break Safety Tips. Click Here to Send
These Tips to a Friend or Family Member! ... Sun
Safety for Kids.
Choose sunscreen that is made for children,
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(American Academy of Pediatrics)
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SPRING BREAK IN MEXICO – “Know Before You Go!” - Over 100000 American teenagers and young adults travel to resort
areas throughout Mexico ... Travelers to the
Mexican border should be especially aware of
safety and security ... Additional Information:
Travelers going to Mexico over Spring Break...
(U.S. Dept. of State –Travel.state.gov)
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