Law Enforcement Partnership
Law Enforcement Partnership
Too often, our students only see police officers at a time of crisis. Students will benefit from the perception of officers as a friend and role model. Students, staff, parents and community partners will benefit from social skills building, violence prevention and mentoring activities with school resource officers.
The Navajo Police Department shall provide grant funded part time school resource officers to build protective relationships with students. Too often, our students only see police officers at a time of crisis. Students will benefit from the perception of officers as a friend and role model. The focus of this work is on developing relationships and bonds with students and families through the program. These officers will focus on developing friendly relationships and bonds with students and their families through participation in school-based programs. The officers will demonstrate classroom role modeling and deliver informational presentations. Students, staff, parents and community partners will benefit from social skills building, violence prevention and mentoring activities with school resource officers. Further, officers will assist schools with the reintegration of students from the juvenile justice system when possible.
The Federal Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative has funded more than 365 urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas nationwide since 1999. This grant is the result of a unique collaboration among the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice and was created in response to rising concerns about youth violence, substance abuse, and school safety. Each grant site determines how funds can best be used within the community to link new and existing services. Partnership between schools and communities creates a coordinated, cooperative effort that recognizes the complexity of these issues and their root causes. Using programs and services that have a proven track record of success, as well as strategies for both prevention and intervention, the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative helps reduce the risk factors that come between children of all ages and their ability to learn—and to stay safe and healthy.
