Tools Available to Improve School Safety

State Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) on Feb. 15 highlighted the new tools the General Assembly has made available to identify threats and improve school security. Act 44 of 2018 made several important improvements to school safety, including:

$60 Million in grants for security upgrades for personnel and equipment, or for school counselors; $10 million for State Police security and risk assessments to help schools identify security gaps and fix them; Creation of the Safe2SayPA hotline to confidentially report safety threats; Creation of the School Safety & Security Committee to compile “best practices”...