FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE
October 4, 2013
For More Information, contact:
Luther Strange
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
Alabama Attorney General
Claire Haynes (334) 242-7351
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AG STRANGE PRESENTS BLOUNTSVILLE ELEMENTARY
WITH 2013 ATTORNEY GENERAL’S SAFE SCHOOL AWARD
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Strange presented Blountsville
Elementary School with the 2013 Attorney General’s Safe School Initiative Award of
Excellence at a school assembly today. One school was selected as the winner from
each of the Alabama State School Board of Education districts.
“I am honored to award Blountsville Elementary School with a 2013 Award of
Excellence for School Board District 5,” said Attorney General Strange. “Ensuring
safe schools for our students has never been more important, and this program will
help us identify the best practices that schools should be using. I look forward to
sharing these best practices with other schools.”
“School safety is a number one priority for Blount County schools,” said
Blountsville Elementary Principal Shannon Lakey. “We are continually looking for
areas that we can enhance our current level of practice. This award would not be
possible without the assistance of the faculty and staff, students, parents,
community, and other stakeholders of Blountsville. Our school being recognized for
its efforts is a huge honor. We will continue to strive to achieve excellence.”
Attorney General Strange is personally presenting the awards for the 2013
Awards of Excellence winners at school assemblies during this fall to the eight
winning schools. Attorney General Strange expressed special thanks to the Alabama
Farmers Federation and Alfa Insurance for their continued financial support of the
Alabama Safe Schools Initiative.
- In April, Attorney General Strange announced that he is reinstituting the Attorney General’s
Safe Schools Initiative with a new emphasis on encouraging technological advances to deal with
the challenges experienced by today’s schools and students. Nominations were received between
April and June, and in August a panel of judges reviewed the nominations to determine a
winner from each of the eight state school board districts.
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