The Safe Schools Team at the Kentucky Department of Education provides various resources for schools, parents and districts, such as bullying prevention training, suicide prevention training, assistance with children experiencing bullying, and guidance on Missing Children in Kentucky and Safe Schools data collection in schools.

School Safety Training-Postponed

Due to concerns about COVID-19, the following trainings in Paducah have been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date:

• March 12 – School Behavioral Threat Assessments: An Introduction (Train the Educator)
• March 13 – Resilience Strategies for Educators: Techniques for Self-Care and Peer Support (Train the Educator)

We will reschedule these sessions as soon as possible and hope that you will be able to join us at that time. Please contact Rae Burgess at (502) 564-4772, ext. 4019 if you have questions.

Kentucky Center for School Safety

KDE collaborates with the Kentucky Center for School Safety to provide training and professional development to school districts.  Throughout the year, the Kentucky Center for School Safety is available to schools across Kentucky, as a "one stop shop" for school safety resources, training and assistance.