FY21 school violence prevention program (svpp)

The Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District received a $112,773 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant will fund the School Violence Prevention Program, which aims to develop partnerships and implement problem-solving strategies to proactively address public safety issues in schools such as crime and social disorder. Key activities will include collaborative problem-solving between law enforcement and school administrators, students, and community members; organizational changes to align school policies and practices with community partnership and proactive problem-solving models; and systematic examination of identified safety problems in schools to develop and evaluate effective responses. The grant period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024.