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Six Luzerne County School Districts, the Luzerne Intermediate Unit and eight non-public schools combined to nab $492,329 in state school safety grants announced Monday.
				According to a media release, the money can be spent to prevent and reduce violent incidents, to purchase safety and security-related equipment, and to provide for the training and compensation of school resource and police officers.
				The State Department of Education Office for Safe Schools offers four types of competitive grants: Equipment grants of up to $25,000, program grants of up to $20,000; School Police Officer grants of up to $40,000; and School Resource Officer grants of up to $60,000.
				The two main goals of the grants are to reduce student disciplinary action while increasing productivity and learning, and enhancing anti-violence efforts between schools, parents, local governments, law enforcement and community organizations.
				Four school districts got equipment grants: $24,948 to Greater Nanticoke Area, $20,482 to Hanover Area, $24,780 to Wyoming Valley West, and $25,000 to Crestwood.
				The Luzerne Intermediate Unit got an equipment grant of $24,493. The IU provides a variety of services to public and non-public schools in Luzerne County and part of Wyoming County.
				Individual non-public schools also got equipment grants: Good Shepherd, Holy Family, Holy Redeemer, St. Jude, St. Nicholas/St. Mary and Wyoming Area Catholic each got grants of $24,885; Immanuel Christian received $17,388; Holy Rosary got $24,385.
				Two districts received school police officer grants: $39,992 for Greater Nanticoke Area and $35,600 for Northwest Area.
				And two districts got grants for school resource officers: $45,951 for Hanover Area and $60,000 for Lake-Lehman.

Luzerne County schools awarded $492K in state safety grants