The Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 (or STOP School Violence Act) describes the following categories for school safety projects:
- Training to prevent student violence against others and self, including training for local law enforcement officers, school personnel, and students
- The development and operation of anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and internet websites
- The development and deployment of—
- School threat assessment and intervention teams that include coordination with law enforcement agencies and school personnel
- Specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises
BJA’s STOP School Violence Grant Program is designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence.
Eligible applicants may apply under one or more of the following areas:
- Train school personnel and educate students on preventing student violence against others and themselves to include anti-bullying training. This can also include specialized training for school officials to respond to mental health crises.
- Develop and implement threat assessment and/or intervention teams and/or operate technology solutions such as anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and websites. Threat assessment and/or intervention teams must coordinate with law enforcement agencies and school personnel.
Awards
Number of Awards: 113
Total Amount Awarded: $77,989,886
Safer Schools through Listening and Learning
SBCUSD Safety Threat and Assessment Team
School Telemedicine in Arkansas for Lessons in Trauma-informed Education (STARLITE)
School Violence Prevention and Reduction in Rural Upper Yakima County, Washington
Solutions to Avert Violence in Education (SAVE) Project
Springdale School District's Safety Team
St. Louis Public Schools School Safety Enhancements
St. Louis Public Schools Training to Decrease Student Violence
STAAR: School Threat Assessment & Anonymous Reporting
STAAR: School Threat Assessment & Anonymous Reporting
Stay Safe Kids
STOP IT: Stay Safe in AK program
Stop School Violence In Detroit: A Training Collaborative
Stop School Violence Program
STOP School Violence Program
STOP School Violence Program
Strategic Efforts to Reduce Violence and Enhance Safety (SERVES) Project
Teen And Police Service Academy: Reducing and Preventing School Violence
Texas School Safety Project
Texas School Safety Project
Texas School Safety Project
The H.E.A.R.T. Project
The Ohio School Safety Center Technology Applications Project
The Santa Cruz County Promoting Healthy Students Initiative
Threat Assessments and Teams Preventing School Violence W.O.R.K.S
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