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School Safety and Security News Articles - 2009
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October 14, 2009 - Teen arrested on charges of online harrasment (kvue.com)
http://www.kvue.com/news/state/stories/101409kvue_teen-arrested-charges-eh.214f548af.html
September 24, 2009 - Parents Say John Tyler Security Cuts Having Impact (tylerpaper.com)
http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20090924/NEWS08/909240331
July 23, 2009 - Police: 8 shot in Texas Southern drive-by attack (news.yahoo.com)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090723/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_southern_shootings
June 24, 2009 - Football Coach Dies After Shooting At Iowa High School (wibw.com)
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/49011221.html
June 11, 2009 - No smoking: Vote could bring new limits (msnbc.msn.com)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31233307/from/ET/
June 11, 2009 - U.S. Senate Casts Historic Vote to Regulate Tobacco Products (tobaccofreekids.org)
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/Script/DisplayPressRelease.php3?Display=1159
June 8, 2009 - At Last, Facing Down Bullies (and Their Enablers) (nytimes.com)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/health/09klas.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
School Safety and Security News Resources
School Safety Exemplary Award presented to:
Katy Independent School District
The School Safety Advocacy Council of Lawrence, Massachusetts recognized Katy ISD at the 2009 National School Safety Conference held in Orlando, Florida on July 27-31, 2009. This award was earned in recognition of the districts efforts in developing a holistic emergency plan that included special needs. A cornerstone of this program was the development of individualized Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEP). This significantly increases the capability to appropriately evacuating or sheltering students with special needs in the event of an emergency. This plan may be the first of its kind in the K-12 system in the United States. Also contributing to Katy ISD, was the Cinco Ranch High School Crisis Response Team (CRHS CRT), which serves as an extension of the Katy Independent School District Special Needs Emergency Planning Team. They assembled a team of 28 campus employees, each of which was a full contributing member. They completed this project during the months of March, April, and May of 2009. They developed campus safety guidelines in Chinese, French, Spanish, Japanese, and German for students and parents of limited English proficiency.
The award was received by Mr. Thomas J. Gunnell on behalf of Katy ISD.
Congratulations Katy ISD!
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