Recruiting superheroes to develop safer schools
Building self-esteem is a central point of this year’s campaign by the Kentucky Center for School Safety.
Free online anti-bullying training offered this summer
The Kentucky Center for School Safety, in cooperation with the Murray State University College of Education Career Readiness Summit, will offer S.T.O.P.! TIPLINE training on June 19. The training is aimed reporting and addressing online bullying, and is free to Kentucky school districts.
Suicide prevention training available
The Kentucky Center for School Safety has partnered with the Kentucky Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Kentucky Suicide Prevention Group to provide Question, Persuade & Refer Training (QPR) that is being implemented as a state model for suicide prevention. This model teaches to recognize the risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs associated with depression, [...]
Elementary, middle, high school describe how they fight bullying
Schools at the elementary, middle and high levels reveal how they combat bullying.
Mobile app for crisis information available
The Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) recently announced the launch of a mobile application for rapid access to online resources and emergency procedures for elementary and secondary school leaders. According to KCSS Executive Director Jon Akers, the mobile app can be used on any smartphone or tablet computer for rapid access to emergency response protocols and planning information when [...]
Kentucky Safe Schools Week Oct. 16-22
The theme for this year’s Kentucky Safe Schools Week (October 16-22) will be “Cyber- Survivor.” The theme covers current Internet safety topics such as cyberbullying and social networking. The Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) realizes that the cyberworld offers unique learning opportunities, face-to-face communication and skills to ensure jobs for our Kentucky students, but along with cyberworld “treasures,” we [...]
Beshear makes appointments to education boards, commissions
Gov. Steve Beshear recently made several appointments to school- and youth-related boards, commissions and panels. The governor appointed the following members to the Center for School Safety Board of Directors to serve for the remainder of the unexpired terms, which end July 27, 2012: James Evans Jr. of Beattyville is the superintendent of Lee County Board of Education. The appointment [...]
Start school safety planning before opening day
from Jon Akers, executive director, Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) As the 2011-12 school year begins, these reminders should help leaders and administrators put several safety-related matters on the radar screen early in the school year. Superintendents are encouraged to send this information along to all district principals. 1. Remind all school principals to review and update their school-based [...]
Center for School Safety releases annual data report about Kentucky schools
The Kentucky Center for School Safety has released its 11th Safe Schools Data Project Report for all 174 school systems.