School Health and Safety

In 2022, The Benton-Franklin Health District announced the creation of the first School Environmental Health & Safety Program in Benton and Franklin counties. The objective of this program is to promote school safety and support all public, private, and parochial K-12 schools by:

• Overseeing plan reviews for new and existing school construction projects.
• Implementing periodic school health & safety inspections.
• Offering consultations to school administration on risk reduction.
• Providing educational resources on school environmental health & safety.

A student’s health, well-being, and academic success are shown to improve in safe and healthy learning environments. The Benton-Franklin Health District is committed to creating and preserving a safe learning environment for all K-12 students and staff, and we encourage schools to use the resources below to evaluate and improve indoor air quality, cleaning practices, laboratory safety and more.