Safety, mental health grants awarded to area schools
SHENANDOAH – Northern Schuylkill schools are receiving a combined nearly $400,000 in grants to address school safety and student mental health.
Rep. Dane Watro (R-Schuylkill/Luzerne) and Senator David G. Argall (R-29) announced the local grants Tuesday.
“We have made it a priority to ensure our schools provide a safe and secure learning environment for student, faculty and staff,” said Watro. “No parent should have to worry about their children’s safety when they send them off to school.”
Shenandoah Valley will receive $123,289, North Schuylkill will receive $140,139, and Mahanoy Area will receive $121,155.
“Since I chaired 10 roundtable discussions of the Senate Majority Policy Committee to protect our students and teachers, Pennsylvania has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in school safety measures,” said Argall. “I’m thankful these grants will help our local schools.”
The noncompetitive School Safety and Mental Health Grants were approved by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which awarded a total of $100 million in funding statewide to 500 school districts, 176 charter schools, 29 Intermediate units and 74 area career and technical schools.
Other local grant awards include:
- Hazleton Area Career Center, $70,000;
- Hazleton Area School District, $331,036;
- Mount Carmel Area School District, $128,843;
- Saint Clair Area School District, $114,608;
- Schuylkill IU 29, $70,000;
- Schuylkill Technology Center, $70,000;
- Southern Columbia Area School District, $123,590;
- Tamaqua Area School District, $140,062;
In addition, nearly $20 million in competitive Targeted School Safety Grants were awarded to 367 nonpublic schools.
The Schuylkill Haven Borough Police Department was the only recipient of a targeted grant in Schuylkill County, receiving $75,000.
Elsewhere in the area, MMI Preparatory School is receiving a $75,000 targeted grant, and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional is receiving $50,991.
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