The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) is ramping up its efforts to prevent school violence and keep kids out of trouble.

Rather than just prosecuting juvenile crime after the fact, KCPAO is being more proactive with its Safer Schools Strategies. The program includes helping schools with threat assessments and increasing communications between schools, prosecutors, police, and parents.

“We’re availing these kids of services much earlier and really pushing community connections and community support at a much earlier stage than we as prosecutors have in the past,” King County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Diana Chen said.

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