Salem, Peabody schools receive safety grants

Schools in Salem and Peabody recently received grants to assess school safety threats and train students and staff on how to effectively respond to...

April 5, 2023
12:14 AM

Schools in Salem and Peabody recently received grants to assess school safety threats and train students and staff on how to effectively respond to dangerous situations. The awards come from the federal Student, Teachers and Officers Preventing School Violence Grant Program, also called STOP, to support this work and deploy crisis intervention teams, according to statements from Peabody Public Schools and the state.  Salem Public Schools received $40,000 in grant money, Salem Academy Charter School was awarded $25,000 and Peabody Veterans Memorial High School was given $60,000.

Caroline Enos