Local school, district receive state safety grants
Slippery Rock Area School District and Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School are among 166 schools and districts statewide that will share $8 million in Safe Schools Targeted grants.
The grants, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday, Feb. 10, are designed to improve school safety.
Slippery Rock Area School District will receive $50,000, and Butler County Area Vocational Technical School will get $75,000.
Grants can be used to create safer school communities in a variety of ways, such as purchasing safety equipment, implementing new programs, and hiring security personnel and school resource officers.
“Every student in Pennsylvania deserves a safe learning environment, and these Safe Schools Targeted Grants will help schools all across the Commonwealth invest in the resources and staff they need to keep students, teachers, and staff safe,” Shapiro said.
