The bulk of the grant funding comes from Senator John Cornyn's 'Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law a month after the shooting at Robb.
Sen. John Cornyn announced the federal grant awards as part of the U.S. Department of Justice's School Violence Prevention Program.SAN ANTONIO — Two rural school districts have been awarded federal grants totaling more than $815,000 to enhance security and safety.
Uvalde CISD, which received $500,000, did not respond to KENS 5’s request for an interview regarding the grant. “First and foremost we want all of our students and all of our employees to feel safe when they’re here. We took extreme measures three years ago to get started down that pathway,” Smith said.
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