U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the Mesquite Independent School District (ISD) will receive a nearly $1,000,000 federal grant to enhance school security through crisis intervention programs. The grant will fund initiatives such as violence prevention and crisis response training for law enforcement and school resource officers, firearm safety training for community members, and improvements in data collection, technology, and information-sharing to help reduce violence.
A portion of the grant is from the U.S. Department of Justice’s STOP School Violence Program, authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Cornyn helped pass and was signed into law on June 25, 2022. The law aims to address concerns related to mass shootings and improve school safety.
“The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is about mental health, school safety, and ensuring that the tragedy that struck Uvalde was not in vain,” said Senator Cornyn. “I’m grateful this law is giving schools across our state the resources needed to keep students, staff, and teachers safe.”
