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A dozen Kentucky schools that participate in the Healthy Schools Program have been recognized for creating a culture of health and wellness in their classrooms. Ja'nel Johnson reports for WKMS, Murray State University's radio station. This is...
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- Crittenden County Elementary School Is Latest School In Area To Restrict Nuts To Protect The Health Of Those With Nut Allergies
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- Casey County High School, Which Will Be Smoke-free Next Year, Curbs Smoking By Locking The Restrooms Most Used By Smokers
For two weeks in February, Casey County High School students who wanted to smoke in one of the restrooms were unable to do so because they were locked, Editor Larry Rowell reports for the Casey County News. Principal Josh Blevins said he locked...
- Chickenpox Outbreak Reported At Crab Orchard
Five students at Crab Orchard Elementary School in Lincoln County have been diagnosed with chickenpox, putting the county school system on alert, Ben Kleppinger reports for The Interior Journal in Stanford. Eva Stone, the schools' health coordinator,...
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Stanton Elementary School, closed almost three weeks because of bat infestation, is scheduled to reopen Wednesday
By Melissa Patrick
Kentucky Health News
Stanton Elementary in Powell County will reopen this week after being closed for almost three weeks because of a bat infestation, school officials said Monday.
"They are moving everything back into the building today," Arliss Crowe, secretary to the district's director of pupil personnel, told Kentucky Health News on Monday. "Students will be back in the school on Wednesday." Schools in the county were dismissed Monday and Tuesday while crews moved furniture serving students who were moved to alternate facilities.
The state Department for Public Health closed the school Nov. 14 after bats were reported frequently entering the building, county School Supt. Mike Tate told The Clay City Times. An animal-removal company found three to five bats initially and did not see any more after they began their work, he said.
The company completed its work last week and told the school system to monitor the building for a week and if no bats are sighted it "could be safe to move back in," Tate told the weekly newspaper.
Tate told the weekly newspaper that he met with state health officials Friday, Nov. 29, to determine what needed to happen next. "We want to be careful and not act too quickly," he said then. "We want to get back, but we want to make sure the school is safe." (Read more)
Kentucky Health News
Stanton Elementary in Powell County will reopen this week after being closed for almost three weeks because of a bat infestation, school officials said Monday.
"They are moving everything back into the building today," Arliss Crowe, secretary to the district's director of pupil personnel, told Kentucky Health News on Monday. "Students will be back in the school on Wednesday." Schools in the county were dismissed Monday and Tuesday while crews moved furniture serving students who were moved to alternate facilities.
The state Department for Public Health closed the school Nov. 14 after bats were reported frequently entering the building, county School Supt. Mike Tate told The Clay City Times. An animal-removal company found three to five bats initially and did not see any more after they began their work, he said.
The company completed its work last week and told the school system to monitor the building for a week and if no bats are sighted it "could be safe to move back in," Tate told the weekly newspaper.
Tate told the weekly newspaper that he met with state health officials Friday, Nov. 29, to determine what needed to happen next. "We want to be careful and not act too quickly," he said then. "We want to get back, but we want to make sure the school is safe." (Read more)
- 12 Ky. Schools Recognized For Efforts To Improve Student Health
A dozen Kentucky schools that participate in the Healthy Schools Program have been recognized for creating a culture of health and wellness in their classrooms. Ja'nel Johnson reports for WKMS, Murray State University's radio station. This is...
- Burgin, In Heart Of Kentucky, Is State's 40th School District To Go Tobacco-free; Ban, Won By Students, Applies To Vapor Products
Burgin Independent Schools, in the heart of Kentucky, will be the latest 100 percent tobacco-free schools in the state, and the first in Mercer County, which has a strong tobacco heritage. The Burgin Board of Education voted April 8 to ban all tobacco...
- Crittenden County Elementary School Is Latest School In Area To Restrict Nuts To Protect The Health Of Those With Nut Allergies
This story has been updated to include information about other Western Kentucky schools with nut restrictions. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a lunchbox staple for many American children, but they can also pose a serious health risk to those...
- Casey County High School, Which Will Be Smoke-free Next Year, Curbs Smoking By Locking The Restrooms Most Used By Smokers
For two weeks in February, Casey County High School students who wanted to smoke in one of the restrooms were unable to do so because they were locked, Editor Larry Rowell reports for the Casey County News. Principal Josh Blevins said he locked...
- Chickenpox Outbreak Reported At Crab Orchard
Five students at Crab Orchard Elementary School in Lincoln County have been diagnosed with chickenpox, putting the county school system on alert, Ben Kleppinger reports for The Interior Journal in Stanford. Eva Stone, the schools' health coordinator,...