$25 Million US COPS SVPP School Security Funding Examined

Author: Dan Gelinas, Published on Jul 24, 2018

The US Congress has authorized the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) to fund various security measures and training to mitigate active shooting. $25 million is available and the deadline to apply is next Monday.

IPVM examines:

  • What Is Covered
  • What School Districts Need To Do
  • Why It Is Effectively Too Late To Start Now
  • Who Makes The Decision
  • How Is The Decision Made
  • How Many Schools Will Win
  • What Manufacturers Are Doing

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Comments (25)

Undisclosed #1

07/24/18 02:49pm

** **** *******, ** ******* ****, ***** **, * ***** see "******** ********** *********" ******** ** *** **** **** ** Show ******* (*** ****, ***** ** ** ***** **** *****).

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Sean Patton

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/24/18 03:04pm

**** ** * **** *****, *** ********* ** ***** ***** from *********** (**** *********** *******), ***** **** *** ******** ** ****** ******* ******** *** student **** ************* ** ************* ***** ****** ************** *** ******* for ************ ** *************/*** ******** * *******. **** **** *** ******** ***** ********* ** identify ******* *********, ** *** ********* ** ***********, ***.

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Lynn Harold

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/24/18 04:44pm

***** "******** ******"'-***.

Alexander Bakke

07/24/18 05:18pm

**** *** ******** ********: "****** ******* ********* ************ ******** *** schools **** ****** ** *********** *** ****** ****** *********."

*********** *** ****** ********* ** *** ******* **** ** *** access ******* ******.

**** ***** ***** ******** ********* **** *** ***********?

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Daniel Tyrrell

In reply to Alexander Bakke | 07/24/18 06:06pm

***** **** ******* ********* ***** ** ******. * ***** ***** solution ** **** ********* **** *** *********** (* **** ** experience **** *** ******** ****** *******), *** **** **** ****** to ******* *** **** **** **** ****** ******* ** ****.

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Jerry Wilkins

07/24/18 07:01pm

** ********* * ******** * ************* ***-********* ******* ** “********* Preparedness, ********, *** **************” **** ** ************** *** ******* (*-**) and ******* ****** ****** ***** (**-**). *** *** *********** ********** members ** *** ****** ** **** ** ***** **** ** better ******* *** ******* *** *** *** ******* ********** *** help **** **** *******.

*** ***** ***** ********* ** ********* **** ********** ** ******** Security, ********** ** ********* *** ********** ** *******. ******* ** the ***** ***** ********* ***** *** ********* *** ****** ********* available **** ***** ******* ********.

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****** *** ******* ******* *********** ******* **** ** ***** ****2 ******* ******* are available for School Safety improvements. The problem is the process to apply for, and receive those funds is unclear.

"*** ****** **** **** ************ ************** *** ******** **** **** $2 ******* ** ******* *** ****** **** *** ** **** to ******* *** ******** ** *** *******: ******* *** ***** IV (*) ****** ** *** ********** ** *********, **** ****** Violence *** ****** ** *** ********** ** *******, ** ******** Security ***** ******* ** *** ********** ** ******** ********." "***** from *** *******'* ******* *********"

***** ********* ** *** ********* * *** ********* **** *** technology ****** *** *** ***********. ************* ** **** ***** ********** is ********** * ******** **** ** ******** **** ******, ** a ********* **** ** ***** **** ********* ** ****** *****. I ******* **** **********, **** ******** *******, *** ** "**********" during *** "*** ******" ***** *** ******** ******* *** ********. Parkland ** * ******* ******* ** ******* *** ******** ******* no *** **** *** ********* *** **** *** ********. *** industry ***** ** **** *** ************* ************* **** *** ******* about *** "**** **'*" *** **** **** *** ********** *** and ****** ** **** ** *** ******** *** ******** ********* associated **** *** ****** ******** ******** ** *** ******* *****. I ******* **** ********** *** ** **** ** *** * D's... *****, ****** *** ***... ******! ** ** **** ** (our ********) **** ********** ******** ******** ********.

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Undisclosed #2

07/24/18 09:04pm

****** **** *** ** **** ** ************* **** **** ***** are **** **** ********* ************ ** *** ******** **** ********* really *** ******************?

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** ************ ******** ***** ************ **** ** *** ********** **** the *********'* ****** **** * ***** ***** ****** ********, *** **** ***** ************* *** ****** *** *** **** **** **** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 09:14pm

#*, ***** * ***** **** ***** ** **********, * ** not **** **** *** *********** ****** **.

** **** *********** *****, ******** ** * ********* ******. *** implement ** *** ********* *** ******* ** ******** *******. ** would *** **** **** ***** ** ** ** **********.

**** ** * ***** ** ****** ********* **** ****:

Image result for graph school shooting

** * ****** ** ****** ******, ** ** ************** ** spend **** ** ******** ** ************ ***** ****.

*** ***'* ****** ********** ** *** **** ** ****** *** where ** ***** / *****. *****/ ********?

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 07/24/18 09:32pm

"*** ***'* ****** ********** ** *** **** ** ****** *** where ** ***** / *****."

** *** ****** **, *** ****** *** ***** ** ***** govt ******** ***** ***** ** ********** ******? *** **** **** make ***** ** ******** *** **** **** ** ***** ****?

******** ******** ** $$ ** '********' *******after *** **** - that seek to prevent future scenarios like the one (or many) that spawn the spend in the first place - are nothing more than feel-good efforts that - statistically - will have no bearing at all on actual security.

"** * ****** ** ****** ******, ** ** ************** ** spend **** ** ******** ** ************ ***** ****."

*** **** **** ****** * **** *** **** ** ** not ******** ******* ******* **** ** ****** *.

**** ** * ********, *** * ******** ***** ** ********** events. ********* **** ****** ** ******* - **** ******* ****** events ********* **** **** ********** **** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 09:40pm

**** ** * ********, *** * ******** ***** ** ********** events

*** ******* ** ********** ****** ** *** **** ****** ***** that ****** ********* *** * ****** **** *** ******* ****** than **** **** ****.

******** ******** ** $$ ** '********' *******after *** ****

** ** '***** *** ****' ** *** **** **** **** already **** *** ** ***** ********* ** ****** **** ********, without *** ***********, **** *** '********** ******' ***** *** ********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to John Honovich | 07/24/18 09:44pm

"*** ******* ** ********** ****** ** *** **** ****** ***** that ****** ********* *** ******* **** *** ******* ********** **** **** ****."

** *** ****** **** ** *** ****** ***** **** ** has ********* **** ****... *.*****% ** *.****%?

**** ** *** ***** *** *** ********** *****?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 09:54pm

** *** ****** **** ** *** ****** ***** **** ** has ********* **** ****... *.*****% ** *.****%?

***** **** **** ** ******** ****** ** *** ** ** 2018 **,*** *********'* *******. **** *** ****** ******* ***** ********.

*** **** **** **** *** ********* **** ****. * ***** most ********* *** ***** ** **** ***** ** *** **** that *********. * ***** *** ** *********** ******.

***, ******* $** ******* *** ****** ******** ** *** ***** solution ** *** ******* ** ***** ******* ** * ********* debate.

David Fogle, CSEIP

In reply to John Honovich | 08/02/18 09:53pm

********* **** ***** ** ******* **** * ***** ******* ******** loses ***** ***** *** ****** ******* ** ******* ******. *** if ** *** ***** ********* ******* ***** **** ** ***** by **** ****** **** **** ****** ** ****** ********** ** ridiculously ******.

** ** *** ***** *** **** *** ** **** ** serves.

****** ****** ** *********** **** *** ***** ** ****** ***** stuck ** *** **'* *** *** ** *** ****** **** schools **** ******** *** ***** ** ** **** ****** *** security ****** ** *** *********.

**** *** ********* *****'* ******* **** *******, ***** **** *** education ******** ******** ** **** ******* *** ***** *** ***** future ****** ****. **** **** ** ** *** ** ** will **** ********.

********* *** *** ******** ****** *** **** ***** *** *** budgets......

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Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 10:55pm

*** *********** ********** ******* ** *********** ******* ** *** *** that ******* ******* *** ** **** ****** ******* ** **** drills ***** *****. ***** *** *** **** * ***** **** in * ** ****** ***** ****. * ******* ***** ****** should **** * ************* ********* ********* **** (***). *** *** should ******* *****'* *** **** ****** *******/****** **** ** ********** as **** ** * ************* **** **********. ** *** ******** Active ******* ** * ********* ****** ** *************. *******, *** of *** *** ************** ** ** **** ********** ** ******/***********.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Jerry Wilkins | 07/24/18 11:01pm

*** *********** ******* **** *********** ** ******** ******** ***** - that ********* ******** ***** ******** ** ********* ** ******** ***** on ****** **** ** *** ****** **** ** *** ********.

"*** ** **** ****** ******* ** **** ****** ***** *****. There *** *** **** * ***** **** ** * ** school ***** ****."

***** *******. *** * *****. *** **** ** * **** that **** ** ********* **** **** ****** ******** ************* **.

**** ****** ******* ** *********** ********* - *** ** ** more ********* **** ********* ***** ** ******* ****** ************ *** bad **** ** **** ****; ****** *********.

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Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/25/18 01:37am

*** *********** **** ** **** ***** ** **** ******* **** invested ** **** ***** ** *************************(*****, ****** *******, *** *** **** ************). *** ******* *** installed... **** ****. ******* *** ********** *********, ****** *** ********* and *** ********** *** ********** **** ** ******* ** ***** as **** ** ***** ******** ******** ******** **********. ** ****** I ********** *** ******* * **** **** ********, **** ********** training, ******** ******* ******** *** ****** ******* ********** ********. **** each ******** * **** * ******** **** *** ******** (** included) ******* ********** ***, ******* ** (** ** ********) ***'* understand ******** ******** ******** ** ****** *********** **** *** ****** how ** ********* *** ********** ** ******* ** *** ******** critical ******** ******** **********. ** * ******** ******** ** ** not **** ** *** ******** ** **** ** *** ***** of ******** *** ***********. * *******, * ***** ************* ** NIMS, *** *** ******** ********** ******** **** ****-****, **** **** and *** *****-****** ******** ********* ******** *** **** ********* *** essential ** ** *** ***** ** **** ******* ***** *** start ******* ********** ******* ******** **** *** ** ********* ** improve ******** ****** ******** *********. ** ****** **** ** *** clients ***** ***** *** ** **** ***** *** *** *** WHAT. *** ******'* *** ** **** ********** ******* *** **** is ******** ** ********** (*********). *** ***** **** ******** **:

*= ****

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*=**************(**** *** ******** *****)

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Jerry Wilkins | 07/25/18 01:56am

"** ****** **** ** *** ******* ***** ***** *** ** talk ***** *** *** *** ****. *** ******'* *** ** Risk ********** ******* *** **** ** ******** ** ********** (*********)."

****. *** **** * *** ***** **** **** ********.

** **** *** ****, **** *** ***** ************ ***** ****** ever ******** ****** ** **** *** ***** ****** *** ***** on *** *** **** - ** **** ****'* ***** **** on - ** ******** - *** ***?

*** *** ** ******** ** *** ******** ** ***** ** services *** ******** ****...

*** *********** ********** *** ************ ** ***** **** ************* ** *** *** - ******* on ****** ** *********.

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Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/25/18 12:08pm

"** **** *** ****, **** *** ***** ************ ***** ****** ever ******** ****** ** **** *** ***** ****** *** ***** on *** *** **** - ** **** ****'* ***** **** on - ** ******** - *** ***?"

*** **** ** **** *** *** ********** ******* *** **** capabilities *** *** **********. ** *** ****** *** *** **** Parkland *** ***** *** ** ************.

****://*****.*******.***/*/*************/?#**=****-*****

Undisclosed Distributor #3

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/24/18 09:57pm

***** *** * ***** ** ******* * **** ** ******* the **** ****, ***, ************* ********, **'** ***** *** *** funding ** ******* ******* **** ***. *** ***** **** ********* tragic *******, ******* ******* ** ******* ** **** ******* **** particular ******, *** *'* ** * **** *** ** **** advantage ** **.

*** **** ****'* **** ***** **** * ***** ** *******? A ***** ** ******* ***** ***.

***, * ***** ** *********** ********* ******* *** ****** ********** based ** (**********) + (********* ****) ***** ** ****, *** we ***'* **** ** * ******* ***** **** ** ******** taxpayers *** ********* ***********, ** **. ** **** **** **** we ****. ** **'** ***** ** ** **** (******) - (most ****** *******) *******.

Undisclosed End User #4

In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #3 | 07/24/18 10:02pm

**** ****** ****** ****** *********** *** ******** ***** ******* ***. That's ***** *** ***** **. *** *** * ***'* **** time ** ***** *** **** ******* **** ****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 07/24/18 10:08pm

**** *** *** ***** ******* **** *** *** ******** **** more *****?

*** ** **** *** ****** *******, *** ** *** **** to **** *** * *** ***** ********* **** ** *** the **** ***** ** *** **** ** ***** ***** ** what *** ******* **** *** *********** *******?

**** *** *** ***** ** ** ***** **** *****... *'* not ****** **** ******** ****** ** *** *********. ***** *** contrary.

* ****** ***** **** **** ********-****** ** *** **** ***** the $******** ****** ** **** ** ******* *** *** *** reports.

Undisclosed Distributor #3

In reply to Undisclosed End User #4 | 07/24/18 10:10pm

**, **********. ** ***** ***** ***** ** **** ** *** money ****** **** ****, *'* ********** ***** ** *** ** as ***** ** * ***, *** **** ***** ************ * multi-use ******** ******** **** *** **** ******** ** **** ******* as * *** ***** **, ***** ******* * ***** *** that ******** *** ******* *** *** *** *** ***** * want ** *** ** *** ******* ******** ** *** ******* that *** ********** ***** ***** **** *****.

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Jerry Wilkins

07/24/18 10:11pm

**** * ****** ** ****** ** ********.

*. ****** ******** ******* ** ** ********* **** ****** ******** any ***** ***** ****** ******. **** *** *** ****** ** violent ****** ** **** ******* *** ******* ***** *** ******. For * ******* ***** ** ** ********** ** ** ****** Shooter ** ****** ****** *** **** ***** **** ****** (*). There *** ******* ****** ********* ** *** ******* *** ********** every *** ******* ** **** ****** ************ ** ***** ******. There *** * ****** ** "**** *********" ** "********* ** Care" **** **** ***** ********** ** *** ** ******* ***, respond ** *** ******* **** ***** ***** ** ******. ************* the ********** ** *** ******* ****** *** *** ** ********** and *** ****** ********** *** **** ** *** *******.

*. ******* ***** *****... * *** ****** **** ** *** USA *** *** **** ** *** ***. **** ** **** about ******* ***** ***** ** *** ******* ***** *** *** dollars!

*. ***** *******, ** ********* ***** **** * **** ******* technology *** ** ***** **** ***** **** ******** *** ******* for *** *******. * ******* **** ******** *** ******** ********* reduces *** ********** **** **** *****. ***** *** ******** *** a **** ** *** ***** *** ********** ** **** **** never ** ***** ********.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

07/25/18 02:25pm

"** ********* ***** **** * **** ******* ********** *** ** place **** ***** **** ******** *** ******* *** *** *******".***** Parkland ** ***** ***** ** *** ********** ********, ** *** know ***** ***** ****** ******** *** *****? ****** **** **** that *** ***** *** ******* ** **-** *** *****. ** you ********* "******** ** * ******* ******* ** ******* *** response ******* ** *** **** *** ********* *** **** *** building". *** *** ** ******* *** *** ** ********** ********* (if **** *** ****** *** ****)?

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Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 07/25/18 03:30pm

***** ** ** ******** ** *** *** ** ********** ********. In ****, ***** **** ** ** ******* ** *** **** building (******** ** *** ********). *** ********* ******** ** ******* County ******** ********** ***** *** ***** ********* ** *** ******* thru *** ********... *** ********* **** **** *** ***** *******. If *** ****** ** *** ***** *******, ** ************* *:** you **** **** *** ********* ********** "** **** ******* **** the ****** ******", "***** ** *** ********* *** ** **** the *********" "** **** ** ***** ****** * ****" *** fact **, *** ******* *** ****** *** ******** ** *:**. Why *** *** ******** ***** "***** ** *** *********"? ** you **** ** ******** ********* **** **** ** **-****** ** clearly ****** **** ***** ****** ****** **** *** ********* ********** plan **** ** ********** **** ******** ******* ********* (***). *** school ************* ** ******** ****** ****** *** **** ** ******** Commander ***** **** *******. ********* ********* ****** ** "******** *****" and ******** ** ******* *********** ********* *** *** ***** **********.

* ******* *** ******** *** ** **** ** **** *** clients ****** ******* *** *** **** ** ******** ********. ** do ****, ** **** ** ********** "*** ******" ***** ******** and **** * **** ** *** *****. ** * ************ you **** ****** * ***** ** ********** ******* *** *** speak * ******** **** ** ******** *********, * ******** **** few ** *** ********** ******** **********.

***** * *******, ***®

****** **** ********, ***.

********** *****, *********** *********®

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