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Commissioner's Comments
 Commissioner Jason E. Glass
Dear Kentuckians:
Like many of you, I am heartbroken and angered over the tragedy that took place in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. As is the case in many of your communities, students and staff at Robb Elementary were celebrating the end of this school year, looking ahead to the summer and imagining what the next year of school might bring. In a flurry of senseless violence, all of this was taken away.
Some of you may know that I was the former superintendent in Colorado’s Jeffco Public Schools, which includes Columbine High School. The district also has had two other school shootings in its history. The Kentucky Department of Education’s Deputy Commissioner Thomas Woods-Tucker was the superintendent in Colorado’s Douglas County when a shooting took place at the STEM Highlands Ranch charter school in 2019.
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Guest Columns
 Rox Lockard
As the focus around student mental health grows through legislation, policy changes, and continued discussion, it is becoming more apparent that support is crucial, especially in Kentucky. More and more individuals are joining the cause as awareness rises.
I truly believe that everyone understands the necessity for mental health support in the school system at its most baseline level, as it boils down to a crystallization of sanity and safety on the line. Yet, many fail to holistically process exactly why this is needed.
Let me paint you a picture from my perspective as a graduate, a sibling of two students, a child of teachers, and a volunteer for the Kentucky Department of Education.
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Seventeen Kentucky public high school students have been named to the 2022-2023 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced May 26.
Established to allow student feedback on critical issues impacting students and schools, the council connects students with KDE staff to develop ideas to strengthen student voice and transform education.
The group meets regularly with the commissioner, both in person and virtually, to discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting students throughout Kentucky.
Read more on Kentucky Teacher.
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