VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The City of Virginia Beach recently launched a new program in order to address school-related threats.
The new program, called the School Threat Offense Program (STOP), was introduced by the Virginia Beach Court Services Unit and the Virginia Beach Police Department and consists of a five-week educational course for youth adjudicated on school-related threats.
According to a release, each week of the program will focus on different aspects of accountability, behavioral awareness and community safety, including applicable laws and rules, bullying prevention and consequences of harmful actions…