A school district in Bucks County was recently given a major grant to keep their schools safe and enjoyable places to go to.

Centennial School District School, headquartered in Warminster, has been awarded a Safety and Security Grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency in the amount of $362,626 for the purchase of physical, technological, and mental health measures to improve the safety and well-being of students, staff, community and visitors in the school district.

“We are delighted to receive these additional funds to support our ongoing efforts to improve safety and security in Centennial School District,” said Dr. Dana T. Bedden, the Superintendent of Schools.

“These additional (one-time) funds will be used to:

• Conduct Emergency Management and Situational Awareness training for staff
• Install vehicle barriers around play areas that currently do not have fencing
• Provide additional school ID badge readers at specific CSD buildings
• Update and/or modify our security systems’ notification, lockdown functions, and locations
• Install additional cameras to help reduce and/or eliminate blind spots
• Update old cameras
• Replace locks, cores, and keys under one controlled system at specific buildings
• Add additional school psychological services to increase our mental health support.”

Learn more about the grant at centennialsd.org.

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