1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 or the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 . 2. Grant program for school security Part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10551 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 2701 ( 34 U.S.C. 10551 )— (A) in subsection (a), by striking , including the placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, and inserting through evidence-based training, technology, and equipment and technical assistance to prevent violence ; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); (ii) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); (iii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: (1) Evidence-based training to prevent student violence against others and self, including training for local law enforcement officers, school personnel, and students. ; (iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking Placement and inserting the following: “Evidence-based technology and equipment to improve school security and prevent school violence, including— (i) the development and operation of anonymous reporting systems for threats of school violence, including mobile telephone applications, hotlines, and Internet websites; and (ii) placement ; (v) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (vi) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— (I) by inserting evidence-based school threat assessment and after operation of ; (II) by inserting and school personnel, after law enforcement agencies ; and (III) by striking specialized and inserting evidence-based ; and (vii) by striking paragraph (6); (C) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively