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.