Specifications include, but are not limited to: n accordance with the provisions of Miss Code Ann. §37-3-82 there is hereby established the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools (MCOPS) Grant program and the MDE is to provide funding, pursuant to specific appropriation by the Legislature and to assist law enforcement agencies in providing additional School Resource Officers (SROs) to engage in community policing in and around primary and secondary schools. Pursuant to the cited legislation, the MCOPS program office is established within the Office of Safe and Orderly Schools, Division of School Safety for operational and program guidance. The Program’s goals are to increase the number of School Resource Officers (SROs) by: Increasing or enhancing community policing in Mississippi; Providing SRO’s that play an integral part in the development and/or enhancement of a comprehensive school safety plan; and Providing a direct link between the school and local emergency responders.
