On Feb. 2, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a new third round of grants approved under the state’s School Security Grant Program to be dispersed to school districts across the state.
Jenifer Loon, R-Minnesota presented her newly sponsored bill before the House Education Finance Committee (HEFC), which would allow school districts to fund and prioritize safety and security upgrades for Minnesota schools.
Given recent news cycles, it might be hard to believe that over the past 20 years, less than three percent of youth-oriented homicides actually occurred on school grounds. This is the among the latest school crime and safety findings of the National Center for Education Statistics and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
