FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 56, 2007
CONTACT: Geoff Embler or Matt Mackowiak
Sen. Hutchison Announces Over $1 Million in School Safety Grants
WASHINGTON -- Texas’s senior Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded over $1 million in grants to Texas schools and law enforcement agencies through the COPS Secure Our Schools program.
“There is perhaps no more important place to keep safe than our schools,” Sen. Hutchison said. “These grants will provide our school districts and law enforcement agencies the funding they need to ensure our children’s schools remain safe.”
The following organizations will receive funding:
| Organization | Funding |
| Johnson County Sheriff’s Department | $210,150 |
| Corpus Christi Independent School District | $201,065 |
| Sulphur Springs ISD Police Department | $194,701 |
| DeSoto Police Department | $157,500 |
| City of El Paso | $116,445 |
| San Benito Independent School District | $60,611 |
| City of Jacksboro | $59,955 |
| El Paso ISD Police Services | $37,680 |
| Total | $1,038,107 |
According to DOJ, the Secure Our Schools program provides support to improve security at schools and on school grounds by funding up to 50 percent of the total cost for municipalities to install metal detectors, locks, lighting, and other equipment to help deter crime. The grants can also be used to pay half of the cost of security assessments, security training, and other measures that will provide a significant improvement in security.
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