STOP School Violence

An initiative to enhance public safety in Baton Rouge public schools

Project Overview

  • To expand the capacity of EBRPSS and BR law enforcement by establishing the infrastructure necessary to respond to threats of school violence
  • To become better informed about potential and actual school threats by deploying a secure and anonymous mobile reporting app
  • To deploy a media campaign aimed at informing students, teachers, and community members of new technologies available to reduce threats of school violence.

  • To respond to potential and actual school threats reported by student, parents, and teachers through an anonymous mobile reporting app

Award Amount

$198,006

Grant Term

36 Months

Start Date

October 1, 2018

Funding Source

Bureau of Justice Assistance