Ruppersberger and Craig Announce $143,000 for Joppatowne High School’s Homeland Security And Emergency Preparedness Program

(Joppatowne, MD)- Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Harford County Executive David Craig (R-MD) announced $143,000 for Joppatowne High School’s Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program.  The money will keep the program on the cutting edge and allow it to expand. 

The program currently has 120 students and will add 65 new students next year.  The curriculum prepares students for careers in the homeland security sciences, law enforcement and criminal justice, and information technology.  The Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program at Joppatowne High School is now a pilot program.  The curriculum is expected to be implemented at Dundalk High School in Baltimore County and Fort Meade High School in Anne Arundel County next year.  

“Joppatowne High School’s Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program is an incredibly innovative program.  The goal is to teach students skills they can use in the real world to get a job after high school or prepare them for college.  With the job market as challenging as it is and the nearly 30,000 jobs being moved to Maryland through the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decision known as BRAC, the curriculum will help prepare students for future opportunities whatever they may be,” said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD). 

Congressman Ruppersberger was joined by Harford County Executive David Craig, Harford County School Interim Superintendent Patricia Skeback, teachers, and students at a special ceremony on Monday, May 4, 2009 at Joppatowne High School.

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