Ben Wilcox shapes role of Kentucky’s first state school security marshal amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Jim Gaines
Kentucky Teacher
Ben Wilcox laughs a little when asked how COVID-19 has changed his job as Kentucky’s state school security marshal.
He hadn’t been on the job long when the pandemic hit. The position of state school security marshal had only been created in March 2019. Wilcox formally started work July 1 of that year, but a month earlier he began traveling the state to share information...
Kentucky Safe Schools Week set for Oct. 18-24; healthy habits, involvement by all encouraged
Kentucky Safe Schools Week is set for Oct. 18–24. This year’s theme is “HEALTHY HABITS, Shield Our Schools!” (name of district) and the Kentucky Center for School Safety stands on the belief that everybody should enjoy school equally and be treated with respect.
Community members, educators, students and parents are encouraged to get involved during Kentucky Safe Schools Week.
During this...
Kentucky Safe Schools Week set for Oct. 20–26 as part of Bullying Prevention Month
October is Bullying Prevention Month, and this year Kentucky Safe Schools Week is focusing on kindness, unity and empathy.
Kentucky Safe Schools Week is set for Oct. 20–26. This year’s theme is “Our Safety Story!” and the Kentucky Center for School Safety stands on the belief that everybody should enjoy school equally and be treated with respect. Community members, educators, students and...
Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt proclaims Oct. 15-21 Safe Schools Week across Kentucky
Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt has signed a proclamation declaring that Oct. 15-21 is Safe Schools Week in Kentucky.
“Excellence in education is dependent on safe, secure and peaceful school settings,” Pruitt said. “Yet, too often we hear about students whose education is jeopardized by crime or violence, such as substance abuse, gangs, bullying, poor discipline, vandalism and absenteeism....
Kentucky Center for School Safety urges community involvement to stop bullying in schools
October is Bullying Prevention Month and the Kentucky Center for School Safety is proud to announce this year’s Kentucky Safe Schools Week is set for Oct. 15-21, 2017.
The theme of the month: “Get Involved and Get it Solved, STOP the Bullying!”
KCSS believes that everybody should enjoy school equally and be treated with respect. Community members, educators, students and parents...
‘Be the HERO, STOP the Bullying’ is theme of Kentucky Safe Schools Week — take the pledge
The Kentucky Center for School Safety is promoting Kentucky Safe Schools Week Oct. 16-22 with “Be the HERO; STOP the Bullying!” which focuses on everyday heroes, their roles in our lives and how each one of us need to step up and “Be the HERO” when the opportunities arise both in school and in life.
“Honor,” “Encourage,” “Respect,” and “Opportunity” will be the powerful...
School districts across state scrambling to deal with outbreak of threats; ‘There’s no textbook for this’
By Madelynn Coldiron
Special to KyForward
Burgin Independent, a tight-knit, single-building school district of just over 500 students, is an unlikely target for a threat.
So it surprised Superintendent Martha Collier when students reported a scrawled general threat in a boys restroom stall at the end of the school day, Oct. 21. What surprised her even more was when she learned that a couple of other...
Newly created task force ready to tackle bullying in schools; first meeting scheduled
The Kentucky Youth Bullying Prevention Task Force will hold its first meeting Oct. 22, beginning its work to study bullying in schools and recommend practices and policies to help foster safer, harassment-free school environments.
The meeting will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the Auditorium Room A-3 at the Kentucky State Office Building, 501 High St., in Frankfort.
“Bullying...
Seven Western Kentucky school districtstest online anti-bullying reporting system
A new site to report school bullying online – Safety Tipline, Online Prevention – was launched in November in a pilot program involving seven school districts in Western Kentucky.
The free email STOP service was created by the Kentucky Center for School Safety.
STOP is designed to “allow students, parents or community members to report any unsafe situation (bullying,...
