The 22nd Annual National School Safety Conference will be held on July 20 – 24, 2026 at the Omni ChampionsGate Resort in Orlando, Florida. School Safety Advocacy Council

Shared by Christina Weeter, KDE via KYSAFE ListServ If you have any questions, please contact the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse at SchoolSafety@cisa.dhs.gov. From The Federal School Safety Clearinghouse The threat of online child exploitation is pervasive and growing, especially as digital technologies advance and students spend increased time online at home and at school. It is critically […]

From the desk of Jon Akers, Executive Director of Kentucky Center for School Safety KCSS will be conducting NEW SSC training on two dates: July 20thor July 27th.  These will be the same sessions.  We wanted to offer two sessions to accommodate hiring schedules. Below are links for your new SSC to register regarding dates and […]

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DPP Conference - Marriott Griffin Gate Lexington (10:00-11:00 Breakout Session #3) Chad Butler (Special Sign-In Process for Non-DPPs Attending) * Emergency Operations Planning/Review KCSS Consultant - Greg Smith KCSS Training Coordinator - Dan Orman

Hosted by the U.S. Secret Service

WKEC Conference Ctr., 435 Outlet Avenue Eddyville (9:00-10:30 Central) Mary Mac Dyer *Reunification Considerations/Calming Your Community KCSS Resource Ctr Director – Dr. Patricia Greer

Laurel County Schools – Center for Innovation 1100 East 4th Street London (9:00-10:30 Eastern) Tharon Hurley *Overview of the Marshal’s Office/Working with SSCs Kentucky School Security Marshal – Shannon West

December 2 (Makeup Dec 9) Northern KY Coop. for Educational Services 5516 E. Alexandria Pike Cold Spring (9:00-10:30 Eastern) *Threat Assessment Teams – Overview/Purpose KCSS Consultant - Wes Cornett

January 12 (Makeup Jan 21) Lawrence Co. High School Library/Media Ctr. Louisa (9:00-10:30 Eastern) Thomas Burns *Mid-Year Check-In/Concerns and Solutions KCSS Legislative Liaison – Matt Moore

February 17 (Makeup Feb 24) GRREC 230 Technology Way Bowling Green (9:00-10:30 Central) *Overview of Multi-Building Campus Safety Issues Meade County Schools DPP/SSC – Chad Butler

March 16 (Makeup Mar 23) Kentucky School Boards Association 260 Democrat Drive Frankfort (9:00-10:30 Eastern) Dan Orman *Irreplaceable Partners – First Responders and Schools Elizabethtown Ind. DPP/SSC - Travis Gay Adair County Schools DPP/SSC – Robbie Harmon (Ret.)