Department releases 2020-2021 Prevention Services Data Report

The Ohio Department of Education recently published the 2020-2021 Prevention Services Data Report.

New Rules for Public Comment

The Department regularly posts rules for public comment. Recently, a rule related to the adoption of policies and procedures to ensure student and stakeholder needs are addressed opened for comment. Find the rule and related public comment deadlines on the Department’s website. Check the site often as additional rules may be added throughout the week.

Register now: No-cost threat assessment team training until June 30

Ohio law  requires each local, city, exempted village and joint vocational school district to create a threat assessment team for each school building in the district serving grades 6-12 by March 24, 2023.

Educational service centers will offer free training to all schools and districts in the nationally recognized Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) model for the remainder of this school year only.

Register for SAVE Students Act information session

The Department is hosting an information session on the prevention education requirements enacted by the Safety and Violence Education (SAVE) Students Act. The presentation will provide content for school personnel or others responsible for schools meeting SAVE Students Act requirements.

U.S. Department of Education issues guidance documents related to student health records

The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office recently published two guidance documents related to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The guidance documents focus on student health records and encourage school officials to consider the importance of student privacy, including health privacy, before disclosing information from education records.