Marsha Blackburn Renews Call to Pass AFTER SCHOOL Act as Tennessee Students Begin New School Year – Clarksville Online [Video]

Nashville, TN – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has released a video urging Congress to pass her bipartisan AFTER SCHOOL Act, which would establish a grant program for local communities to establish, maintain, and strengthen after school programs to combat violent crime among juveniles. Earlier this year, the Memphis City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of this legislation.

“Across the country, 64 percent of violent juvenile crime happens [on] school days. In the U.S. Senate, I’ve introduced the bipartisan AFTER SCHOOL Act. It would strengthen after school programs with a goal of reducing violent juvenile crime. After school programs have the proven effect of keeping youth crime low and keeping our young kids out of trouble. As children go back to school, I’m calling on the U.S. Senate to pass this bipartisan legislation. Let’s give more tools to our local communities to address juvenile crime,” said Senator Blackburn.

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