Capitalschooldistrict(CSD)PROPOSESTOIMPLEMENTTHECATEGORY2BJASTOPSCHOOLVIOLENCEPROJECT, threatassessmentspreventingschoolviolenceincapitalschooldistrict.inpartnershipwiththe lincoln center for family…

This $993,731 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) will enable the Capital School District (CSD) in Dover, Delaware to implement comprehensive school violence prevention strategies. The key activities include:

1. Training school personnel and educating students on preventing student violence against others and themselves;
2. Increasing school safety by developing and implementing threat assessment and intervention teams to identify and mitigate risks of school violence; and
3. Implementing an anonymous reporting technology solution to allow students, teachers, faculty, and community members to identify potential school violence threats.

The project will serve the 6,547 students across CSD's 13 K-12 schools, 68% of whom are African American or Hispanic and 43% are low-income. This grant aims to address the district's challenges with pervasive school violence and enhance its multidisciplinary threat assessment capabilities to prevent future incidents. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

Capitalschooldistrict(CSD)PROPOSESTOIMPLEMENTTHECATEGORY2BJASTOPSCHOOLVIOLENCEPROJECT, threatassessmentspreventingschoolviolenceincapitalschooldistrict.inpartnershipwiththe lincoln center for family and youth, csdwillserveasfiscalagent.addressed are three BJA stop funding areas: train school personnel and educate students on student violence against others and themselves; increase school safety by developing and implementing threat assessment and/or intervention teams to identify school violence risks and implement strategies to mitigate those risks; and implement a technology solution designed to provide a way for students, teachers, faculty, and community members to anonymously identify school violence threats. Service area. CSD serves students in dover, DE. Dovers violent crime rate of 8.45 (per 1000 people) is more than double that of DE (3.84) and of the u.s (4). All 13 CSD k-12 schools will participate (6,547 students, 68% african american or hispanic, 43% low-income). Community violence infiltrates CSD: in 2023-24, of 9018 school disciplinary incidents, 15% were violent and 40% led to suspension. Purpose. The project will address two gaps: (1) pervasive school violence and (2) enhancing multidisciplinary threat assessment teams (tats). The goal is to prevent school violence. The objective is to conduct threat assessments and develop multidisciplinary intervention teams.