Jackson and Scott County schools recently received more than $394,000 for safety upgrades through the state’s Secured School Safety Grant Program.
The funding is part of the state’s biennial budget passed in 2023, which made significant investments in school safety. In all, 499 schools across Indiana’s 92 counties received $24 million total in state matching grants.
Every school community is unique, and so are their safety needs. These grants offer schools the ability to customize their safety plans, whether that means improving communication systems, hiring resource officers, or upgrading their technology and infrastructure.
Area schools receiving grants include:
•Brownstown Central Community School Corp. $81,000;
•Crothersville Community Schools $28,350;
•Immanuel Lutheran School $22,014;
•Medora Community School Corp. $23,754;
•Seymour Community Schools $81,000;
•Trinity Lutheran High School $44,916;
•Scott County School District 1 $32,975;
•Scott County School District 2 $81,000.
Funds can be used for a wide range of safety needs like support for resource officers, equipment and technology, active-event warning systems, threat assessments, and student and parent support services programs.
Indiana has allocated $187 million for school safety matching grants since the program started in 2013.