School Shooting Prevention Task Force Launches After-School Program at East Middle School
By Craig Manning | Nov. 7, 2026
More than four years after a group of concerned citizens formed a task force to minimize Traverse City’s school shooting risks, one of the group’s core recommendations has finally taken root.
This school year, Safer Kids Safer Schools (SKSS) has teamed up with Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) and SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers to roll out a new after-school program at East Middle School. The program is a pilot initiative that, if all goes well, will soon be replicated across town at West Middle School. First, though, SKSS has to raise nearly $1 million to give the program a three-year runway.
Jay Berger, who co-founded SKSS in 2022 …
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