Eagle Point SD 9 introduces Ukeru behavioral support training for special‑education staff

At a 2025 work session of the Eagle Point School District 9 board, district staff described a new behavioral support program—referred to in the meeting transcript as “Kakeru” and variously spelled—that trainers introduced to reduce staff and student injuries in special‑education classrooms. Missus Sullivan, a district special‑education staff member and one of two district trainers, told the board the program is a trauma‑informed, nationally certified, non‑restraint approach and that staff began using the techniques April 28.