From the National Weather Service/NOAA, Louisville, KY Louisville, KY Weather Forecast Office March 1-7, 2024 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kentucky. Severe weather can occur anytime of the year, and can bring many different hazards and impacts to the region. Severe Weather Awareness week is your reminder that you need to be Weather Ready for all types of hazards, such as tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, large hail, lightning, heavy rain, flooding, and high winds. NWS Louisville will feature a day...

From the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: What Does It Mean for Educators?Tuesday, January 30, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. ETSchools and their community partners play a vital role in promoting mental health among students and the school community as a whole. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can strengthen and complement these efforts.988 is a three-digit number that provides free, 24/7 access to compassionate care and support...

From the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center The REMS TA Center released 10 NEW fact sheets in 2023. These documents offer planning considerations for a range of hazards, threats, emergency management functions, and other important concepts like collaboration. Fentanyl and Opioids: Preventing Overdoses and Related Emergencies at K-12 and Higher Education CampusesCybersecurity for K-12 Schools and School Districts: Developing a Cyber AnnexSextortion: Protecting Youth Through the School Emergency Operations PlanCrime Prevention Through Environmental Design:...

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety I wanted to personally invite you to our Annual Safe Schools and Communities Conference.  We have out-grown our Conference Center at EKU and have expanded this to a Great Crossings High School in Scott County.  I especially want to make sure that our principals know this conference is for their benefit AND their SROs.  All school campuses will eventually have SROs and we want to make certain...

Shared by Christina Weeter, KDE via KYSAFE ListServ Please see the training opportunity below, provided by CTAC with financial support from KDE. This content will help support the aim of the School Safety and Resiliency Act goals of enhancing the use of trauma-informed approaches within schools. Please contact CTAC directly with any questions. Please share information with your colleagues about Trauma-Informed Practices to Prevent ACEs in Schools Breakthrough Series Collaborative that begins in January 2024. There is no charge for...

The KCSS Resource Center is excited to announce that the 2023 Safe Schools Week campaign to “Light the Way” has been released on our website. The pledge is now live, and the map is being updated!! The Kentucky Center for School Safety announces this year’s Kentucky Safe Schools Week for October 15-21, 2023. This week aims to “Light the Way.” Schools can promote and enhance school safety through targeted activities and discussions. The goal is to raise awareness about various...