Back to School Safety Initiative hopes to curb youth gun violence | Local [Video]

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – The City of Flint, along with community partners, is implementing a new school-based program to teach juveniles how to de-escalate situations before they happen.

Those involved hope a back-to-school safety Initiative will provide learning opportunities from The Peacekeepers to ‘Squash the Beef before the Grief.’

“To do nothing is not an option,” said Captain Dennis Muhammad, the CEO of The Peacekeepers. “Until we create an environment where you can live in peace, and it’s happy, and we have a business. They’re not going to give up this, to come over here. We ain’t been over …