The Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education awarded a bid of $225,900 to a construction company on Monday for security upgrades in the district.
A group of lawmakers and clergy are seeking $5 million in the next state bond package to fund security measures at Connecticut houses of worship following increased tensions and an arson at a New Haven mosque.
Madison County Schools are improving physical security at all campuses in the district to protect students.
Cumberland County Schools has initiated a number of security measures in the last few years, according to Bruce Morrison, the school system’s director of safety and security.
Schools in Bogota, New Jersey, are increasing security measures before the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year.
The Woodland Park School District plans to use $334,910 in grant funding to implement school security improvements this summer.
District 11 in Colorado Springs plans to use almost $650,000 in state grants to increase security at three of its elementary schools.
Gardner, Mass., officials and security consultants are discussing the security plans for a proposed new elementary school as the city works through the approval process with the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
Spring Lake Public Schools plan to use funds from a Michigan State Police school safety grant on equipment including bollards, shatter-resistant film and access control.
Multiple synagogues and Jewish institutions in Sacramento and the Bay Area have each received federal grants of as much as $150,000 for security.