The Indiana Secured School Safety Board approved $24 million in safety funding for hundreds of schools across Indiana. The board voted unanimously to split that money across 499 schools/districts through the Secured School Safety Grant Program, according to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Of that money, $16 million will go toward school resource officers at 308 schools, and $5 million will go toward security equipment and technology at 140 schools. $3.8 million of the money will be split between 62 different schools and districts in Marion County. In total, this grant will fund 506 projects across the state. Some of the other projects include firearms training for school staff, assessing campuses for vulnerabilities and student-parent support services. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana-secured-school-safety-board-approves-24-million-safety-funding-money-education-funding/531-7a5f2368-aac8-4d3e-9d13-a8d8eccc8750