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 **Director's Corner: School Safety** August 2019 | Volume 12 | Issue 7
  As parents throughout our country turn their attention to  school supplies, schedules, and other necessities for their children, school  safety is at the back of many minds. For law enforcement too, it is a great concern,  especially for those who are parents themselves. It is also an ongoing concern of the COPS Office as we  continue our efforts to identify the most effective practices for not only responding  to problems, but preventing them—and in so doing, creating an environment in  which students can feel safe and families can enjoy peace of mind. We recently cohosted a forum called Critical Topics in  School Safety with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Speakers from  various backgrounds—including parents, teachers, and experts in the field of  school safety—discussed a wide range of issues, lessons learned, critical security  gaps, and the resources necessary to bridge them. Through their insights and experiences, we gained a greater  understanding of the wide range of school safety concerns, enabling us to  enhance the effectiveness of the initiatives we support. Both the COPS Office  and the BJA support grant programs funded though the STOP School Violence Act. Among  them is the COPS School Violence Prevention Program, which funds a variety of  school safety enhancements, including law enforcement training, equipment, and  technology. In 2018, the program awarded nearly $25 million to fund  safety improvements in more than 5,300 K-12 schools, improving the security of  more than three million students. This year, the COPS office is providing an  additional $25 million to fund further safety enhancements. These will include training  for law enforcement officers to prevent student violence, metal detectors and  other deterrents, technology for expedited notification of local law  enforcement during an emergency, and other evidence-based measures that can provide  a significant improvement in security. In addition to hosting forums on student, school, and campus  safety, the COPS Office awards funding for school resource officers (SRO) via  our COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grants, and for SRO training through a  partnership with National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO). The COPS Office has also formed the School Safety Working  Group. Made up of representatives from national law enforcement organizations,  the group seeks to foster ongoing engagement among law enforcement, school  officials, and mental health professionals while also identifying promising  practices for school safety and security. In the fall, it will publish a guide  for schools, school districts, and law enforcement on the 10 steps essential to  preventing mass casualty attacks, and responding to them rapidly and  effectively. Numerous other support materials, including guidebooks and  publications on topics such as responding to school and campus emergencies, determining  appropriate campus public safety staffing levels, preventing bullying, and  managing the aftermath of a mass casualty event are also available on the COPS  Office Web site under the Resources tab. The safety and wellbeing of our nation’s schools, campuses, students,  and teachers is a high priority for the COPS Office, and we will continue to do  everything we can to support practices, programs, research, and other efforts  that help local government and law enforcement accomplish this. – Director  Keith Sources for More Information: **Addressing  School-Related Crime and Disorder**
          **Bullying  in Schools******
          **A  Comparison of Averted and Completed School Attacks from the Police Foundation's  Averted School Violence Database******
          **Campus  Threat Assessment Case Studies: A Training Tool for Investigation, Evaluation,  and Intervention******
          **Establishing  Appropriate Staffing Levels for Campus Public Safety Departments******
          **Bomb  Threats in Schools**
          **Beyond the Badge: Profile of a School  Resource Officer DVD******
          **BOLO  Project Bulletin #5: Student-Parent Reunification after a School Crisis** Tweet
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