Ten local school districts have been awarded more than $1.3 million in state grants to better protect students, Senator Tom Killion (R-Chester and Delaware) announced earlier today.
“More than any place except home, kids deserve to feel safe and protected at school,” Killion said. “These grants will fund worthwhile projects and programs that enhance school safety in Chester and Delaware counties.”
School districts receiving grants are:
Eligible uses for the grants include hiring school security officers, purchasing security-related technology, completing safety and security assessments, implementing violence prevention curricula, offering counseling services for students, and creating other programs to protect students.
The grants were awarded by the School Safety and Security Committee within the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) as part of the School Safety and Security Grant Program, created by the General Assembly in 2018.
Approximately $53.7 million was awarded for 524 projects throughout the state in the current round of funding. PCCD received a total of 970 applications totaling $134.5 million for school safety projects in the current fiscal year.
“There are few grant programs as important to Pennsylvania as this one,” noted Killion, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “I will be fighting during the upcoming budget negotiations to make sure funding for it is preserved for next year.”
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