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The Vermont Department of Public Safety is receiving $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice for school safety initiatives, and has a wide range of plans.
“There’s no single strategy to follow to make our schools safe,” said Thomas Anderson, Vermont public safety commissioner. “School safety is not just about locking doors — it requires partnerships at the local level to ensure the network that supports our children is strong and has the tools it needs.”
The Vermont State Police received $173,000 to establish a School Safety Tip Line, where students, teachers, school staff and community residents can report school violence threats anonymously, either by phone or through a website.
Vermont Emergency Management is receiving $230,000 to expand the SurviVermont program statewide. SurviVermont, developed by several local and state agencies in St. Albans, engages the whole community in school safety.
These funds require a 25 percent state match and are in addition to $4 million in state grants awarded to schools this summer to upgrade school safety infrastructure, and $1 million devoted to school safety planning, training and exercises.
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