GEHRHSD Curriculum Guide 2026-27

HOMELAND SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Absegami’s Homeland Security and Public Safety Magnet affords students at Absegami High School unique educational and real world field experiences and opportunities. The four year program focuses on security, planning, logistics, and operational detail related to homeland security and public safety. Homeland Security has been and will continue to be a fast growing career field. Although relatively new, the field is already one of the country’s largest employers. The federal Department of Homeland Security employs 230,000 people alone. The varied occupations found under the Public Safety portion of the magnet represent a myriad of career opportunities for students. For example, there are over 700,000 police officers and 227,000 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) currently employed across the country. These numbers are projected to increase. Both the curriculum and the real world internships offered with local, state, and national agencies , will prepare students for work following graduation and those interested in attending a four year university. Dual college credit will be offered to students through Stockton University. All courses offered in the Homeland Security and Public Safety magnet will be challenging and relevant to students entering the world of work or the world of post-secondary education (See recommended classes for college bound students). Course material will link the past to the present, and all magnet classes will share common themes. Magnet courses will be interdisciplinary in nature, incorporating science, language, mathematics, and history.