Tuesday September 19th 2017

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Kentucky Safe Schools Week
October 15-21, 2017
Kentucky Youth Bullying Prevention Task Force Report
-- View the Report
-- Link to Press Conference Video
Addressing Bullying Incidents: A Principal's Perspective Report
-- Full Report
-- Media Advisory
Sharing Ideas & Resources to Keep Our Nation's Schools Safe! Volume II

SB 8/HB 354 Requirements
--Guidance for SB 8/HB 354: EMP
--CPTED KY Checklist
Parental Behavior in Kentucky Schools
Security in Schools
Cyber Bullying
Endorsement in School Safety
Bureau of Justice School Crime and Safety Statistics
Hotlines:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Child Abuse Hot Line:
1-877-597-2331
Sexual Violence: Green Dot
-- Video 1
-- Video 2
Gray area: Stopping cyberbullying can be tough call for educators
Trying to stay ahead of students

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Emergency Management Resources and Links

News and Research Tools

KCSS Resource Library Searchable school safety database including emergency management topics
Ask KCSS Provides answers to school safety questions
Map of U.S. School Shootings ( leaving KCSS website CBS News) Media Headlines on the right menu highlights school safety issues currently in the news and archived articles can also be access for pertinent information
County Emergency Managers and Directors in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This list includes names, office telephone numbers, fax telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

Mitigation/Prevention

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) Publications on School Safety and Security MITIGATING HAZARDS IN SCHOOL FACILITIES Guidance for making school safety and security assessments and for planning, funding, and implementing safety and security improvements. Includes 25 downloadable, subject-specific assessment guides.
School Vulnerability Checklist
School Chemicals Cleanup -Science From elementary school maintenance closets to high school chemistry labs, schools use a variety of chemicals. When they are mismanaged, these chemicals can put students and school personnel at risk from spills, fires, and other accidental exposures. Chemical accidents disrupt school schedules and can cost thousands of dollars to repair. (Environmental Protection Agency)
U.S. ED's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools announce the release of "A GUIDE TO SCHOOL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS: KEY PRINCIPLES FOR SAFE SCHOOLS"
Predicting and Preventing Campus Violence (Inside Higher Ed) Washington D.C.
"Safe Schools Initiative" The Safe Schools and Threat Assessment Experience Scenarios" Order Safe School Initiative Study free from U.S. Department of Education at ED Pubs.