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Local schools awarded Secured School Safety Grants

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

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