More Districts Approve Security Budgets as New School Year Approaches
One Kentucky school board unanimously approved a property tax increase expected to raise $13.5 million for school security upgrades.
One Kentucky school board unanimously approved a property tax increase expected to raise $13.5 million for school security upgrades.
The district’s comprehensive security infrastructure have earned it SSI’s Integrated Installation of the Year (Single Site) Award.
The school board approved the additional spending just a few months after a student gunman shot and killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School.
A total of 735 schools have applied to receive grant money, which can be used for building upgrades, faculty training and mental health resources.
The new initiative, announced Monday, will offer one handheld metal detector for every 250 students enrolled at a public or charter school.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed the bill just hours after it overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate on June 22.
The Michigan Senate approved an estimated $58 million for school safety funding while New Hampshire approved $10 million in security grants.
The assessments will be done in two phases, including a physical assessment of each school and an assessment of each school’s safety operations.
The second largest county in New Jersey announced Tuesday it will be allocating $20 million of its capital budget to fund school security upgrades.
The district plans to place a trained police officer in each Noblesville school after a student opened fire inside a classroom, injuring two.
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