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Joud Dahleh, a student at the Ignite Institute in Boone County, told the media on Tuesday in Frankfort that even though she and her peers on the Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council are just students, they care about their education, and they want to stay safe inside their schools.
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Students present policy ideas to state about how to keep schools safe
Joud Dahleh, a student at the Ignite Institute in Boone County, told the media on Tuesday in Frankfort that even though she and her peers on the Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council are just students, they care about their education, and they want to stay safe inside their schools.
Dahleh and 29 other students from around the state sit on the council. The group presented their nine ideas on how to make Kentucky’s schools safer.
“This is kind of us trying to make a difference, and we hope it continues,” Dahleh said.
The council started its research last May after the Uvalde, Texas shooting. The goal is to develop policy suggestions for the Kentucky legislature.
Rep. James Tipton (R-Taylorsville) listened to the students’ presentation and said he would take it back to his colleagues in the legislature.
“I’m going to take the recommendations very seriously, and I’m going to share these recommendations with fellow members of the education committee,” said Tipton, who also is the new chair of the House Education committee.
Over the summer, the students started researching before meeting in small groups in August. They compiled a list of recommendations to legislators and education stakeholders that fit three categories: before, during and after a school shooting or other incident.
Their suggestions before an event include:
Here are the students’ suggestions for during an incident:
And here’s what the students would like to see after an incident:
Dahleh said she’s more focused on her school work, but she and her peers have conversations with teachers and classmates about what would happen in a school shooting.
“My school is mostly glass, so we do look around sometimes and just wonder how safe you would be if that were to occur,” Dahleh said. “So this isn’t on our minds every second of the day, but it is something we talk about.”
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