May 26, 2020 – Kentucky Teacher - (FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released a new guidance document May 26 about how districts can support the social and emotional health of students, faculty and staff when schools reopen in the fall.

May 26, 2020 – Kentucky Teacher - (FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released a new guidance document May 26 about how districts can support the social and emotional health of students, faculty and staff when schools reopen in the fall.

The COPS Office is pleased to announce that the following grant funding opportunities are now open and accepting applications: COPS Hiring Program (CHP)The 2021 COPS Hiring Program is a competitive grant program designed to provide funds directly to law enforcement agencies to hire new or rehire existing career law enforcement officers to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. Anticipated outcomes of CHP awards include engagement in planned community partnerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems,...

Lincoln County Middle School eighth graders write letters expressing appreciation for their school resource officer. Below are excerpts from their letters: “These officers (SROs) have many protocols and procedures in place for any type of situation that might occur. They also have years of experience and training which makes them prepared for any situation that might go down in the school place. Personally, this makes me feel really safe when we have a trained SRO in our school if anything...

I have attached a few pictures of myself interacting with students. As you can see in the last picture of a Facebook screenshot, I was involved in helping deliver yard signs for the 2020 graduating seniors. This was implemented due to COVID-19. It was a way for us to recognize our seniors since we weren’t actually in school to do so. With the COVID pandemic, it seems like I have been doing a lot of home visits with our Director...