Grant funding recommended by Governor’s School Safety Working Group
September 25, 2018
Tennessee Government
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Commissioner of Education Candice McQueen today announced that all 147 school districts in Tennessee have completed the first-ever statewide assessment of school facilities and safety procedures.
Additionally, all districts have submitted applications to receive their allocations of the $35 million school security funding and may now use these funds to implement identified school security and safety needs.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.
Governor Bill Haslam announces Completion of Statewide School Safety Assessment, Releases $35 Million To Improve School Security
August 14, 2018
Tennessee School Officials, Departments of Safety and Homeland Security, Education Take Significant Steps to Enhance Tennessee Students’ Safety
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam today announced the first-ever statewide assessment of school facilities and safety procedures will be fully completed by the end of August, with unprecedented school security funding now available to school districts to implement identified school security and safety needs.
In March, the governor’s School Safety Working Group recommended the statewide review of school facilities and safety procedures and precautions.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.
