(Indianapolis, IN) - A record number of Indiana schools are receiving a record amount of money for school safety.

 

Nearly $23 million has been approved by the Indiana Secured School Safety Board. The money will be allocated to 425 Hoosier schools for safety measures such as safety equipment, school resource officers, even firearms training for teachers and staff.

 

The money is in the form of matching grants. Every eligible school that applied was granted their funding request. Below is a list of local schools and the amounts they have been awarded:

 

La Porte Community Schools $75,000.

St. John Lutheran in La Porte $50,000

New Prairie will receive over $38,000.

Westville Schools over $47,000.

South Central Schools $50,000.

Wanatah Public Schools $35,000.

La Lumiere nearly $35,000.

Marquette High School over $26,000.

Notre Dame Catholic School in Michigan City over $46,000.

Queen of All Saints School in Michigan City over $11,000.

Renaissance Academy over $20,000.