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Representative Troy Announces Funding for School Safety Support

April 26, 2023
Daniel P. Troy News

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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) yesterday announced funding for school safety support totaling $990,433 for 14 schools serving his district. This funding will provide support for physical safety and security upgrades. 

Allocations were distributed by a grant program in Ohio's Operating Budget and with federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. It was part of House Bill 45 from the 134th Ohio General Assembly.

“Unfortunately, too many incidents over the past few years have alerted us to the need for improved school safety precautions and advanced security mechanisms to keep our kids and teachers out of harm’s way,” said Rep. Troy. “I’m pleased that we were able to reach a bipartisan agreement in passing legislation in late 2022 to create this pool of state and federal dollars to fund another round of school safety grants for buildings that weren’t funded in earlier distributions.”

The 14 schools serving Representative Troy’s district receiving the most recent round of funds are: Lake Catholic High (Mentor, $100,000); Eastlake Middle School (Eastlake, $68,790); Edison Elementary (Willoughby, $67,790); Grant Elementary School (Willoughby, $78,485); Jefferson Elementary (Eastlake, $72,237); Longfellow Elementary School (Eastlake, $65,607); North High School (Eastlake, $79,016); Northern Career Institute (Willoughby, $79,487); Royalview Elementary School (Willowick, $50,000); School of Innovation (Willoughby Hills, $73,700); South High School (Willoughby, $71,050); Willoughby Middle School (Willoughby, $50,000); Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool (Eastlake, $84,721); Willowick Middle School (Willowick, $50,000).

Most of the other school buildings in Representative Troy’s district received school safety grant dollars in earlier distributions from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission.