Compiled by Kentucky Center for School Safety This is a sampling of resources available to our schools and districts across Kentucky that are starting the slow process of recovery from December’s Tornado Disaster. Hopefully these resources will be of assistance as schools and districts navigate the long journey to recovery. Feel free to contact the Kentucky Center for School Safety for any additional needs you may have. We are here to assist you. Phone: Toll Free (877) 805-4277 Disaster recovery...

By The National Weather Service Kentucky Winter Weather Awareness Week is December 5-11, 2021! Winter weather can create many societal and economic challenges to our communities, but the information we’ll provide throughout the week will help make sure you and your loved ones are Weather Ready for the winter season. For more information, visit: https://www.weather.gov/lmk/KYWinterWeatherAwarenessWeek2021

View original article By West Kentucky Star Staff Oct. 17, 2021 | 10:24 AM | RICHMOND The Kentucky Center for School Safety reminds you that Kentucky Safe Schools Week is this week. This year’s theme is “Be a Safety Star” and the focus will be on the multi-faceted brilliance of what it means to be a SAFETY STAR in school, and in life. From acts of kindness and respectfulness, to following all safety rules and guidelines, being a true SAFETY...

Lincoln County Middle School eighth graders write letters expressing appreciation for their school resource officer. Below are excerpts from their letters: “A SRO in our school is making our school feel safer. An officer with special training, so that they can make sure everyone is safe. That no matter what, that person will always make sure that we are safe in our school. This is how I feel with a SRO in the building. Mr. Southerland seems very friendly, and...

Ask your principal about the Tobacco-Free Schools Toolkit, or email the Kentucky Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Program at ky.tobaccofree@ky.gov Jaclyn Hodges, Youth Prevention Specialist Need help addressing vaping at school? This September, all Kentucky schools serving 6th grade and older will receive a toolkit of resources to help staff address e-cigarette use. The kit includes evidence-based prevention curricula, tools to help kids and adults quit tobacco products, free posters and business cards, guidance on developing and enforcing policies, and more! Ask...

For a full copy of the 22nd annual KCSS report, call 877-805-4277. Greetings from KCSS Executive Director Jon Akers Few would argue that 2020 was a year unlike any other as nearly every aspect of life as we knew it before COVID was either interrupted, cancelled, or at least changed to some degree. As depicted throughout this report, our schools were no exception; their academic and extra-curricular routines were disrupted completely. We saw most districts discontinue in-person school attendance for...