FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE
January 6, 2016
For More Information, contact:
Luther Strange
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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AG STRANGE EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR 2015 SAFE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE;
INVITES NOMINATIONS THROUGH FEB. 8 FOR AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
(MONTGOMERY) – Attorney General Luther Strange has extended the deadline
for public and private schools throughout the state to submit applications for the 2015
Alabama Safe Schools Initiative Awards of Excellence. The new deadline will be
February 8, 2016, due to delays caused by the holiday season.
The safe schools program was reinstituted by Attorney General Strange in 2013
with a new emphasis on encouraging technological advances to deal with the
challenges experienced by today’s schools and students. This year, the Attorney
General’s Office will honor private school winners from north, central and south
Alabama, in addition to the winners from each of the state’s eight public school board
districts.
“These awards have previously provided the opportunity to identify and
recognize excellence in school safety. In recent years, the judging criteria has placed
special emphasis on the use of technology in the safety plan,” said Attorney General
Strange. “Based upon this, my office developed a set of Best Practices from schools
across the state, which has resulted in widespread implementation of excellent safety
standards. My office will once again recognize those schools which have done an
exceptional job at providing a safe environment for students in Alabama.”
Information about the Attorney General’s Best Practices may be found at
http://www.ago.alabama.gov/Page-AL-safe-Schools-Initiative-Best-Practices-2013.
Attorney General Strange will visit winning schools next year to personally
present the award in honor of each school’s accomplishment.
More information about criteria for the awards may be found at the Attorney
General’s website at http://www.ago.alabama.gov/Page-AL-Safe-Schools-
Initiative. The nominations will be reviewed by an independent panel of judges.
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