Catawba County Schools was recently the recipient of an NCDPI School Safety Grant in the amount of $959,644. The grant specifies that $219,996 go to the funding of School Resource Officers while $739,648 is designated for school safety equipment. The grant, provided by the Center for Safer Schools in conjunction with the North Carolina General Assembly and part of the School Safety Grants program, will significantly boost the district’s ongoing efforts to create and maintain safer school environments.
