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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that federal funds amounting to $1,493,168 were distributed to schools throughout the 15th District of Texas thanks to the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act. The STOP School Violence Act funded evidence-based school violence preventing programming, mental health crisis intervention, and suicide prevention through the Bureau of Justice program, and school infrastructure under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant.
In 2018, Congressman Gonzalez co-sponsored H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act, which authorized funding to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and prevent acts of violence.
“We need to do all that we can to give students and teachers the resources they need to identify potentially harmful scenarios and prevent school violence,” said Congressman Gonzalez. “It is my hope that these federal funds will provide proper training and tools so our schools can prepare for any situation. One of my top priorities will always be the safety of our children and teachers in the classroom.”
Schools that benefited from the FY19 STOP Act funding awarded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP Grant are:
- McAllen Independent School District: $249,516.00
- Karnes City Independent School District: $150,000.00
- Karnes City Independent School District: $238,163.00
- McAllen Independent School District: $250,000.00
More information on Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence Program can be found here.
Schools that benefited from FY19 STOP Act funding awarded through the COPS STOP Grant are:
- Mission Con Independent School District: $367,374.00
- Seguin ISD: $238,115.00
More information on the COPS STOP Grant can be found here.
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