The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) is ramping up its efforts to prevent school violence and keep kids out of trouble. The program includes helping schools with threat assessments and increasing communications between schools, prosecutors, police, and parents. King County prosecutors have more options for high-risk studentsProsecutors can also now seek Extreme Risk Protection Orders to intervene with high-risk students who may have access to firearms. It’s really designed to reduce stigma to the young person and the family, and to keep them out of the justice system,” King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion explained. The office also helps schools with threat assessments and notifies schools when a student has a pending, felony firearms case.