With back-to-school season in full swing, it's the perfect time for a safety check-in! KTXS 12 have put together a great article with some helpful reminders for parents.
The key takeaway? Online safety and digital awareness are more important than ever.
The article highlights simple but effective precautions parents can take, like:
The Boulder Valley School District is seeking dedicated School Safety Advocates to join their team.
This full-time position is responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of students, faculty, and visitors across our district. You'll work to create a secure learning environment, manage crisis situations, and collaborate with school staff, students, and community partners to address safety concerns.
The OSS has discovered that the Office of Gun Violence Prevention's materials for school posting are still being developed.
We will link them on our website, when they arrive and/or you can subscribe to their newsletter for the latest information.
Sorry for any confusion.
This edition is packed with important information for the 2025-2026 school year, including updates on HB25-1250 requirements for gun violence prevention and a summary of the Educator Safety Task Force's recommendations.
Don't miss our upcoming training opportunities and events:
The safety of our educators is not a given. It's a critical issue that demands our attention.
In this powerful five-minute video, we hear directly from Tricia Van Horssen, a school social worker, as she shares her courageous story of a severe assault by a student. Tricia’s experience opens up a vital and often-silenced conversation about educator safety and the complex challenges faced by school staff.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Oral Health Unit is piloting a school-based oral health screening program to address the rise in tooth decay among children (Senate Bill 24-142). If you are interested in a free oral health screening program for your school's kindergarten and 3rd-grade students during the 2025-2026 school year, please complete this online interest form.
What happens when the very people dedicated to supporting our most vulnerable students become targets of violence?
We're incredibly pleased to share an invitation to a FREE, full-day Violence Prevention Symposium, proudly hosted by the United States Secret Service Denver Field Office and National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC).