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TUSD School Safety Receives Department Of Justice Grant
The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program grant for $525,000 helps improve security at local schools.
Press release from Tucson Unified School District:
March 28, 2021
In October of 2019, the Tucson Unified School Safety Department received a $525,000 grant from the U.S Department of Justice, under the 2019 COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program.
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The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program was created to improve security at schools and on school grounds in the jurisdiction of the grantee through evidence-based school safety programs.
The School Safety grant was used to enroll Tucson Unified School District into the Pima County Wireless Integrated Network (PCWIN), which is a county wide consortium of public safety and public service agencies. Tucson Unified went online with PCWIN in October 2020 and this project has resulted in enhanced services to the TUSD community, by standardizing public safety communications in Pima County and increased the public safety of our community.
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The grant allowed the department to purchase public safety grade radios that allow for interoperable communication with all PCWIN partners including law enforcement agencies that serve TUSD schools, providing TUSD the ability to communicate with fire, police, and public works services in the event of an emergency. In February 2021, the TUSD School Safety Dispatchers also received a dedicated dispatch room, in the new School Safety and Prevention offices at Menlo Park School, which includes new ergonomic desk consoles and technology for expedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency.
The TUSD Department of School Safety’s mission is to create and maintain a safe and secure educational climate for all students and staff members, through the protection of life and property, the resolution of conflict and the proactive reduction of opportunities for the commission of crime on all district property. Tucson Unified School District is proud to work together with law enforcement agencies on potential or real emergencies to ensure the safety of every child in our community.
This press release was produced by Tucson Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.