Kent County Public Schools is dedicated to providing a safe and secure learning environment for our students and staff. Security measures are in place in each of our buildings, our staff has undergone critical training and our schools hold regular safety drills.

Learn more about additional safety programs below including our School Resource Offices, tip lines and bullying reporting.

The School Resource Officer (SRO) is a sworn deputy in the Kent County Sheriff's Office whose primary function is to assure a safe and secure learning environment for students, faculty and administrators at Kent County High School and Kent County Middle School. The SRO serves as a law enforcement officer and liaison between the Kent County Sheriff’s Office and students, parents, teachers and administrators at both schools. Our SROs attend several weeks of training for different school-based situations. SROs are based at the schools.

 

Deputy Sheriff Scott Metzbower

Kent County High School

410-778-4540

 

Cpl. Nathan Blazejak 

Kent County Middle School

410-778-1771

Additional safety support is provided to our schools by the Kent County Sheriff's Office, Chestertown Police Department and Rock Hall Police Department.

The Kent County Public Schools tip line can be found on the school system's app. On the dropdown menu, the tip line is listed under "Tools." The Kent County Public Schools app is available for free through the Apple App Store and Google Play. Search for "Kent County Public Schools."

The Maryland Center for School Safety has multiple ways to report tips anonymously. The Safe Schools Maryland Tip Line is an anonymous reporting system and tool to proactively address harmful situations and help students who need it. By using a variety of communication modes to support the reporting and routing of tips, the Safe Schools Maryland Tip Line empowers the citizens of Maryland to create a culture of preparedness, prevention and school safety for our students.

• Call 1-833-MD-B-SAFE (1-833-632-7233). 

• An online tip form is available at safeschoolsmd.org. 

• The Safe Schools Maryland app that can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Bullying, harassment or intimidation is serious and will not be tolerated. If you are a student victim, the parent/guardian or close adult relative of a student victim or a school staff member and wish to report an incident of alleged bullying, harassment or intimidation, complete the form linked below. Contact the school for additional information or assistance at any time.

• Bullying, Harassment or Intimidation Reporting Form

To learn more about bullying, including how to identify it and how to prevent it, visit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site stopbullying.gov.