Three Livingston County schools received state grants to purchase equipment and/or technology to improve the safety and security of school buildings, students and staff.
According to a release from the office of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, 150 awards from the Competitive School Safety Grant Program were made to 57 local school districts, 14 intermediate school districts, 40 nonpublic schools, and 39 public school academies.
The schools in Livingston County receiving awards are:
• Light of the World Academy, Pinckney, $43,500
• FlexTech High School Brighton, $42,588
• St. Mary Catholic School, Pinckney $2,500
“Michigan’s students and educators deserve to feel safe in school,” Whitmer said in the release. “I’m proud that this state-funded grant program helps schools make improvements to help keep students and educators safe by funding more secure learning environments.”
