Barren County Schools mourns loss of staff member, offers grief support

By James Brown, Glasgow News 1

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. (Glasgow News 1) – Barren County Schools is offering grief support on Monday, Oct. 12 following the loss of a staff member, according to a release by the district.

Glasgow News 1 reports this follows the death of district staff member Chad Gossett after a motorcycle crash in Tennessee.

According to Glasgow News 1, the district says grief support will be offered at Barren County Middle School.

In addition, the district says its Crisis Intervention Team and other mental health professionals will be on campus for those returning from fall break. According to the report, mental health support will be offered “throughout the school day.”

Glasgow News 1 reports 55-year-old Gossett of Park City was involved in the crash on Wednesday on “Tennessee Highway 68 near Tellico Plains.”

According to the report, Gossett was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.