The combined cooperative efforts of the Jersey City Public Schools, Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, Jersey City Police, United States Marshal’s Service and the Hudson County Corrections Dept. resulted in the graduation of students from the Kennedy School/PS#9; Frank R. Conwell School/PS#3; Cornelia F. Bradford School/PS#16 and the Rafael J. DeCordero School/PS#37 at a ceremony conducted in the Conwell School on Bright St. in Jersey City. The GREAT Program is comprised of law enforcement officers from the above agencies who teach the GREAT lessons throughout the schools in Jersey City. In the top photo, left to right are JC Police Chief Thomas Comey; HC Prosecutor Edward DeFazio; U.S. Marshal for N.J. James Plousis; HC Sheriff Juan Perez; HC Freeholder Jeffrey Dublin; Sheriff’s Officer/GREAT instructors Tori Carter and Angela Venice and JC Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charles T. Epps, Jr. In the bottom photo, left to right are Kennedy School/PS#9 teacher Gina Denis; Sheriff Perez and Dr. Epps, Jr., joined by student participants/graduates of the GREAT program; in background are police officers involved in the program.
GANG RESISTANCE EDUCATION & TRAINING (GREAT) PROGRAM GRADUATES STUDENTS
