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Michigan students will benefit from the addition of 32 law enforcement officers recently trained in the Teaching, Educating, and Mentoring (TEAM) School Liaison Program. The Michigan State Police (MSP), Grants and Community Services Division hosted the five-day training, which concluded Friday, May 24, 2024. Several Upper Peninsula police departments took part in this training.
TEAM is a school-based, law-related curriculum taught to grades K-12 by TEAM-trained police officers with the goal of uniting educators, students, and law enforcement officers to help children protect themselves from crime. During the 40-hour training course, officers receive instruction in student/juvenile psychology, classroom management, and public speaking.
In addition to traditional topics like personal safety, how to dial 911, the law and you, and dating violence, the TEAM curriculum has been updated to address the topic of school safety and security including facility assessments, bullying and harassment, cyber-crime, social media use, illicit drugs, and vaping.
This class included one trooper from the MSP, 11 deputies from county sheriffs’ offices, one officer from a tribal police department, two officers from the state of Alabama, and 19 officers from city/township police departments. These Upper Peninsula agencies took part in the training:
- Keweenaw Bay Tribal Police Department
- Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office
- Marquette Police Department
- Negaunee City Police Department
TEAM allows officers to teach at any of the three levels of education – elementary, middle, or high school – public or private – aligning with the Michigan Model for Health. The curriculum has been implemented in over 250 Michigan school districts.
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