Grade school children will get a primer on local law enforcement when the Barnegat Township Police Department holds a Junior Police Academy this summer. Sessions will be held Monday through Friday, July 8 through 12, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The academy is open to Barnegat students entering fifth or sixth grade in the 2024-25 school year. Deadline to register is Friday, May 31.

According to the department, it is not designed as a “boot camp” for troubled youngsters.