Northeast Ohio schools to receive millions in state security funding

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Gov. Mike DeWine introduced practically $50 million at school safety funding has been awarded to greater than 1,000 faculties all through the state, impacting dozens of faculty districts in Northeast Ohio.

The Cleveland Municipal Faculty District (CMSD) was awarded $1.6 million, essentially the most of any district in all of Ohio.

“With the beginning of the brand new faculty yr rapidly approaching, we would like college students, employees, and oldsters to know that we care about faculty security, and we’re working daily to be sure that rural, city, and suburban faculties alike have the security and safety assets they want,” Governor DeWine stated in a Tuesday information launch. “Serving to faculties pay for essential safety enhancements is only one element of our complete faculty security method that additionally helps the psychological wellbeing of our youngsters and the work of native legislation enforcement to forestall crime.”

The Governor’s workplace stated the funding can be utilized for upgrades to surveillance cameras, public tackle programs, automated door locks, and customer badging upgrades.

“I hope to see the faculties make the most of that funding for the youngsters, and that it goes in the correct route,” stated CMSD mum or dad Andrea Lisaula. “The [kids] are restricted due to all of the violence.”

Michael Gosha has a 3-year-old daughter; the fact of sending her off to high school has began to creep in.

“We have been wanting to place her at school somewhat earlier however we determined due to issues like COVID and faculty capturing… it makes issues somewhat scary.”

The highest 5 grant quantities awarded to native faculty districts are listed under:

• Cleveland Municipal Faculty District: $1.6 Million
• Akron Metropolis Colleges: $650,000
• Medina Metropolis Colleges: $550,000
• Willoughby-Eastlake: $409,563
• Cuyahoga Falls Metropolis Colleges: $389,915

The whole listing of grants will be discovered right here.

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