Md. Dept. of Education Gives $10 Million to Support In-Person Learning
Other states are also urging communities with low coronavirus transmission rates to return to some form of in-person learning.
Other states are also urging communities with low coronavirus transmission rates to return to some form of in-person learning.
The coronavirus pandemic has shifted the focus for many school districts when it comes to how grant money will be utilized.
The funds will pay for improved safety and security in campus buildings, parking lots and dorms.
The cuts to the SRO program will help the district recoup some of the financial losses it has experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
McKinney ISD will use the grant funds to install more security cameras and improve its visitor management system, among other things.
Alertus Technologies partnered with the National Association of Campus Safety Administrators to award Southern Wesleyan University a grant valued up to $75,000.
Institutions of higher education are losing revenue due to campus closures.
The CARES Act allows institutions to use up to one half of the total funds received to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus.
The money will be used for a security camera system and exterior door improvements after a student gunman killed two and injured 18 others in 2018.
OJP’s programs support a wide array of activities and services, including programs designed to tighten school security and improve the reporting of threats.