BOST ANNOUNCES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL SAFETY GRANTS

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U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced over $670,000 in federal grants for Cahokia and Anna schools to strengthen security in the classroom. Over 153 jurisdictions nationwide applied and received grants through a Department of Justice School Violence Prevention Program initiative that Bost introduced and had signed into law in 2018.

"School should be a place for our children and grandchildren to learn, make friends, and pursue their interests, not somewhere they are afraid for their safety," said Bost. "As a father, a grandfather, and a former first responder, getting the legislation that created the School Violence Prevention Program signed into law is one of my proudest accomplishments in Congress. I'm so pleased that Southern Illinois schools continue to receive these grants year after year."

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