FBI offers academy for high school juniors

The FBI’s Sacramento field office is accepting applications for the fall FBI Teen Academy.

This is open to high school juniors in the jurisdiction of the office, which include El Dorado, Placer and Alpine counties. Applicants don’t need to be interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement or law.

If selected for the one-day class, students will spend the day with FBI personnel engaging in activities and discussions about what the FBI investigates. Classes may include discussions about terrorism, active shooter situations, and color of law and civil rights investigations; participation in controlled evidence response team and bomb techs scenarios; and conversations about online communication and making wise choices in an online world.

The FBI Teen Academy is free. The application is online.