Bullying among Kentucky middle and high school students is mostly happening face to face and not online, based on data that state education officials shared with the Kentucky Local School Board Members Advisory Council in July. Approximately 41% of Kentucky’s public and private middle school students surveyed as part of the 2023 Centers for Disease […]
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Boone County Schools touts STOP Tipline
Boone County Schools is touting the Safety Tipline, Online Prevention, or STOP, platform designed for use as an unsafe school situation reporting and prevention tool. If students, parents or other members of the community are aware of circumstances that include bullying, the presence of weapons, drugs or alcohol, etc., the information can be anonymously directed […]
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How To Protect Our Children On Social Media
Unsplash.com. This week Highlands Middle School (HMS) Principal Michael Howton sent an email to HMS parents and guardians about a situation that involved the inappropriate use of student cell phones. “While this involved a relatively small number of HMS students, we feel that it is important to notify all parents,” the email said. “Following board policy […]
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Highlands Graduate/Grant Co. Football Coach Open Letter to Coaches About Stopping Bully Culture
Kevin Siple. Via Facebook. Highlands alum (1979) and current Grant County football coach, Kevin Siple, understands the “bully culture” more than most. As a football player in high school, college (at Georgetown College), he’s been coaching and teaching for the past 29 years. He gets it. Occasionally he takes the opportunity to reach out to […]
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Fox 19 Reports Bullying Incident On Baseball Spring Break Trip
This story originally ran on FOX 19 and was first reported by Tricia Macke. Highlands High School. FTM file. FORT THOMAS, KY (FOX19) – At least five Highlands High School student-athletes are under investigation for harassment, sources told FOX19 NOW Thursday. A parent of one of the kids involved told FOX19 NOW that five baseball […]
