On their May 17, 2006 agenda, the Fontana Unified School District's Board of Education has an item to adopt Resolution 06-35 recognizing the week of May 14-20, 2006, as National Police Week, specifically to recognize the efforts of the FUSD School Police, and recognizing Sunday, May 15, 2006, as Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 designating May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week.  The law was amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 signed by President Bill Clinton, directing that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff on all government buildings on May 15 each year.  While the actual dates change from year to year, National Police Week is always the calendar week, beginning on Sunday, which includes May 15.

Online Resources

• President George W. Bush's Presidential Proclamation