U.S. SEN. BARBARA BOXER, LOCAL OFFICIALS, TO DISCUSS SCHOOL SECURITY
Reporters and editors: Sen. Boxer will be holding a news conference at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, March 28, at Perkins Elementary School, to discuss her bill to strengthen school security. See below for details. Your coverage is invited. Perkins Elementary School is located at 1770 Main Street (92113). Sen. Boxer's staff is asking that you arrive by 11:15 a.m.
Jack Brandais • Communications Department • San Diego Unified School District • (619) 725-5570 (desk) • (619) 607-0477 (cell)
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: March 27, 2013
Contact: Zachary Coile or Peter True
(202) 224-8120
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SENATOR BOXER JOINS MAYOR FILNER AND OTHER SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS SCHOOL SAFETY
Senator Will Tour San Diego School With Mayor, Police Chief and School District Officials
Boxer's Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen School Safety Will Be Considered by the Senate Next Month
Washington, D.C. – At 11:30 a.m. on Thursday March 28th, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) will join San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, Police Chief William Lansdowne and San Diego Unified School District officials to visit Perkins Elementary School. Following a brief tour, she will hold a press conference to discuss school safety and her School and Campus Safety Enhancements Act.
The bipartisan bill – which will be considered by the Senate next month as part of broader gun violence legislation – would reauthorize and expand the Justice Department's Secure Our Schools grants program to help schools install classroom locks, lighting, fencing, reinforced doors and other deterrent measures. The bill would also help schools conduct security assessments and better coordinate with local law enforcement.
The San Diego Unified School District has benefited from more than $1.2 million in Secure Our Schools grants to purchase security equipment, including video cameras, to deter crime and protect students.
Senator Boxer, Mayor Filner and other officials will take a brief open-press tour of the school. After the tour, they will deliver remarks and take questions from the media.
WHO: U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner
San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Bill Kowba
Incoming San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten
San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne
San Diego Unified School District Police Chief Rueben Littlejohn
San Diego Councilmember David Alvarez
San Diego Unified School District President John Lee Evans
San Diego Unified School District Trustee Richard Barrera
WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 2013
11:30 a.m. PT
**Media interested in participating in the tour should arrive by 11:15 a.m.**
WHERE: Perkins Elementary School
1770 Main Street San Diego, CA 92113
RSVP: Media interested in attending the event should RSVP to Peter True at Peter_True@boxer.senate.gov.
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