In 1988, the New Jersey Departments of Security and Public Safety issued a memorandum on the use of local law enforcement and education services. These agreements have been signed in municipalities throughout the State and have demonstrated the commitment of both institutions to cooperate as equal partners in addressing the State`s alcohol and other drug problems affecting children of compulsory school age. Provisions adopted by the State Board of Education and in N.J.A.C. 6A: 16-6.2 (b) 13 to 14, establish nationally uniform guidelines and procedures for ensuring cooperation between education officials and law enforcement authorities; These guidelines and procedures are consistent with and complement the Uniform Memorandum of Understanding on Education and Education (MOA), approved by the Attorney General and the Commissioner for Education. The MOA was designed to ensure cooperation between law enforcement and education officials and, ultimately, to protect the educational environment. Recent events in New Jersey and across the country have shown that schools are generally safe places for students and staff, but that a large number of crimes are committed on school grounds. The 2019 MOA, approved by the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Education, is a revision of the 2015 version. Previous revisions were also approved in 1992, 1999, 2007 and 2011. While school districts are free to adapt the MOA to include additional local provisions to address specific issues and concerns, districts are not allowed to remove or amend the provisions of the MOA in accordance with N.J.A.C 6A: 16-6.2 (b) 14ii.
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