Muscogee county school district (mcsd) is located in columbus, georgia, the states third largest city

The Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Georgia received a $998,567 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance through the STOP School Violence (CFDA 16.839) program. The 3-year project aims to prevent group-based retaliatory violence in schools by training educators, school resource officers (SROs), and students in restorative practices (RP). Key activities include: 1) Providing foundational RP training to educators and SROs, 2) Delivering advanced RP training to select educators and SROs, and 3) Credentialing select educators and SROs as RP trainers to build long-term district capacity. The goal is to equip school personnel and students with strategies to recognize, respond to, and prevent acts of violence while fostering positive school climates through the implementation of evidence-based RP approaches.

The mcsd stop goal is to prevent group-based retaliatory violence through training educators, sros, and students in restorative practices (RP). Mcsd stop will train educators and law enforcement (sros) in foundational RP strategies, train selected educators/sros in advanced RP strategies, and train select educators/sros to be credentialed RP trainers.