Gov. Dan Malloy has announced an additional $22 million in state funding to improve school safety.
Money will be divvied up among 380 public schools and 65 private and religious schools as part of the School Security Grant Program
Reimbursement for security improvements
State has now designated a total of $43 million for school security improvements
“With this latest expansion, we’re also including state-run schools that were not previously funded as well as private and religious schools,” Malloy said in a statement Friday. “We want our schools – both private and public – to make their institutions as safe as possible.”
The program was created in 2013 in response to the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School and was expanded this year to include all public and private schools.
Gov. Dan Malloy has announced an additional $22 million in state funding to improve school safety around the state, bringing the total amount to $43 million since the program was launched in 2013.
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The money will be divvied up among 380 public schools and 65 private and religious schools to reimburse them for security improvements as part of the School Security Grant Program, according to Malloy’s office.
“With this latest expansion, we’re also including state-run schools that were not previously funded as well as private and religious schools,” the governor said in a statement Friday. “We want our schools – both private and public – to make their institutions as safe as possible.”
Tighter school security regulations took effect July 1.
