The Indiana Secured School Safety Board recently approved more than $22.9 million in matching state grants to 425 schools, which is the highest single-year investment in school safety for the largest number of schools ever applied.
Grants have been used and can be used to fund the following safety initiatives:
- Purchasing safety equipment and technology
- Employing a school resource officer or law enforcement officer
- Conducting threat assessments of school property
- Providing firearm training or self-defense training
- Purchasing equipment that restricts access to the school or helps expedite the notification of first responders
- Supporting the implementation of a student and parent support services program for at-risk students
- Funding one-time startup costs of an active alert warning system
Shelby County schools receiving grants are:
- Northwestern Consolidated Schools Corporation (Triton Central) -- $25,000
- St. Joseph Elementary School (Shelbyville) -- $20.765
- Shelby Eastern Schools (Morristown, Waldron) -- $100,000
- Shelbyville Central Schools (Shelbyville) -- $100,000
- Southwestern Consolidated Schools (Southwestern) -- $75,000