Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp proposed an additional allocation of $50 million in one-time funds toward school safety grants on Monday amid widespread calls for increased security measures after a school shooting resulted in four deaths in Barrow County last September.
The proposed funds would amount to a one-time fund of $21,635 per school in addition to the $47,125 that each school receives every year for school security. In 2025, schools will be able to access a total of $158.9 million in safety grants, the governor announced at a press conference on the first day of the 2025 Georgia General Assembly.
Following a September shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County that resulted in the deaths of four people, school safety has been a top concern for legislators. When the shooting occurred, the high school was equipped with school resource officers and a Centegix emergency alert system triggered by pressing a button on a staff lanyard.
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