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**The Justice Department andNASRO Collaborate onSchool Safety**
 July 2018 | Volume 11 | Issue 7

On Monday, June 25, 2018, United States Attorney General  Jeff Sessions delivered remarks during the opening ceremony at the National  Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Annual Conference. The  conference, held in Reno, Nevada, provided over one thousand school resource  officers (SROs), school personnel, and law enforcement executives the  opportunity to network, meet national and international experts, and attend  meetings and training.

Among his remarks during the opening ceremony, Attorney  General Sessions expressed his gratitude to SROs nationwide. “Thank you for  committing your lives to this difficult, but noble work of protecting the most  innocent and most vulnerable among us – the children of this country,” he said.  Additionally, he announced the 2018 COPS School Violence Prevention Program  (SVPP), which will award up to $25 million for school safety measures such as  training for local law enforcement to prevent school violence; technology for expedited  notification of local law enforcement during an emergency; and hardware for use  as deterrent measures.

In addition to the SVPP funding, the Attorney General also  discussed other funding and technical assistance opportunities to support  local, state and tribal law enforcement.

“These grants will serve both safety and peace of mind... We made these  grants because we listened to you,” Attorney General Sessions stated. “We  at the Department of Justice are investing in [law enforcement] in many ways  and in particular by providing funding for cities and states to hire school  resource officers... and offering firearms training to you as you requested.”

After his remarks, Attorney General Sessions and NASRO Executive  Director Mo Canady presented two distinguished awards. The first award – the  Floyd Ledbetter National School Resource Officer of the Year Award – was  presented to Officer Marvin Tevaga of Maui Police Department. The second – the NASRO  National Valor Award – was presented to Deputy Jimmy Long of Marion County  (Florida) Sheriff’s Department and Deputy Blaine Gaskill of St. Mary’s County (Maryland)  Sheriff’s Office.

COPS Office Director Phil Keith also attended the NASRO Annual  Conference to support the work of NASRO, a COPS Office partner in training SROs  and law enforcement personnel on school-based policing and campus safety.  Director Keith commended SROs and law  enforcement personnel working to secure the safety of children across the  country. While at the conference in Reno Nevada, Director Keith also met with  local law enforcement executives, school administrators, and government  representatives to discuss community policing work in Washoe County and the  State of Nevada.

To learn more about the 2018 COPS School Violence  Prevention Program (SVPP) or to apply for funding, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?Item=2958.  The SVPP application deadline is July 30, 2018 at 7:59pm ET.

Elizabeth Simpson          COPS Office        

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