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What’s the best way to keep schools safe from violence?

By • Feb 19, 2018

What’s the best way to keep schools safe from violence?

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Cody School Board Pushes Forward With Armed Staff Policy

By • Feb 21, 2018
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Park County District #6 school board in Cody approved a policy allowing employees to carry firearms to the second reading. By a 5-2 vote, trustees are moving closer to implementation.

During a meeting Tuesday night, over 20 members of the community spoke to the board. The majority were against the policy expressing that guns should stay in the hands of law enforcement.

Is There Any Way For Schools To Prevent Shootings?

By • Feb 15, 2018

Could anyone have stopped this? That's one of the biggest questions for schools and educators as the nation takes in the facts of the shooting in Parkland, Fla., that has left 17 dead and 23 injured.

Is Out-Of-School Suspension Out Of Date?

By • Feb 3, 2017
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Out-of-school suspension is increasingly seen as a contributing factor to poor academic outcomes. Students get sent home and get behind in their school work, and some never catch up. In response, schools across the nation, including several in Wyoming, have created alternatives. One of them is the Albany County Expelled and Suspended Program, mostly commonly referred to as ACES. 

Armed School Staff Tabled Before First Reading In Cody

By • Jan 17, 2018

The Park County School District #6 school board in Cody voted Tuesday to table the first reading of a policy which would allow employees to carry firearms. The decision to postpone further action comes with the condition that the board send out a survey to teachers and the community within the next month.

During the meeting, board members expressed concern that budget and insurance questions posed by the public were still unanswered.