Federal Programs

Title IV

 Title IV
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program

Title IV, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program is designed to encourage the creation of safe, disciplined, and drug-free learning environments that will help all children meet challenging academic standards. The program provides support for school and community-based programs to help our nation’s communities prevent alcohol and other drug use, as well as youth violence.

Hamblen County Schools uses Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program funds combined with other funding sources to provide the following:

• Four School Resource Officers (SROs) in the middle and high schools,

• School counselors in all thirteen elementary and primary school sites, and

• Professional development to support character education and violence prevention efforts by school counselors and teachers.

For further information on Title IV, go to:
http://www.state.tn.us/education/sp/sp-drugs.htm