School Safety in the News 5-21-13

Parents file complaints against their school district

NWS pre-tornado briefing warned schools

Open Government groups don't like secret safety plans

3 students make the Ohio AAA Auto Club 2012-2013 School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame

Safe Routes to School provides money for sidewalks

Officer Phil teaches students safety

Official says school safety is first priority

School Safety in the News 5-10-13

Florida leaves school safety spending unchanged

Pennsylvania House Select Committee on School Safety holds forum

Sheriff begs for school safety funds

Ekahau creates a product that helps schools stay safe

North Caroline State Safety Patroller of the Year named

COPsynch system helpful to San Angelo Schools

Aiken County Schools holds school safety meeting

Safe Routes to School Program helps fund Cedar Rapids sidewalk project

Only 1 of 24 Approved School Safety Projects Completed

Charleston, SC
South Carolina was given $15.5 million from federal Safe Routes to School grants. The state was awarded around $5 million in 2007 and 2008 for 24 projects statewide. But so far only one has been completed.

Traffic engineering director Tony Sheppard, of the State Department of Transportation, says they have made progress.

Bids will be submitted this spring for construction on eight projects, while another nine are in the right-of-way phase. These projects are mostly for building and refurbishing sidewalks.

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