Bear Creek has applied for the School Safefty Program Grant, federal money issued by the Office of Criminal Justice to help schools prevent violence. "The issue at hand is not specifically violence," Thompson said. "Instead of focusing on just violence, we're working on improving the entire student atmosphere at Bear Creek." Bear Creek, if the School Safety Program Grant is approved by the Office of Criminal Justice, would receive a total of $216,633 of federal money. The School Safety Program Grant would provide $180,000 to Bear Creek for various violence preventing programs. Lodi Unified School District would then be responsible for matching $36,633. The grant, if approved, has four main purposes: more after school programs, parenting classes, extra campus supervision, and video cameras. The money will be used to provide additional support and programs, such as extended tutorials, for students after school. Classes would be set up for parents to help them become more effective. Campus supervision would be increased, specifically to provide afer school advisers and security. Video surveillance in public places, such as the parking lots and hallways, are also a possibility. "There are many threatening but not violent instances that may not be reported, and these can become violent," Thompson said. "There have been a significant number of property crimes, and video surveillance would help a great deal in catching those resonsible and returning the lost items." If approved, the grant money would be matched and the safety program would be initiated immediately. The video surveillance equipment, however, would come at a later date in connection with the Digital High School grant. "Cameras will only make people feel uncomfortable," junior Amanda Baumann said.