{"id":210808,"date":"2026-06-04T19:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/210808\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:15:18","slug":"laughlin-announces-more-than-528000-in-school-safety-grants-for-erie-county-nonpublic-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/210808\/","title":{"rendered":"Laughlin announces more than $528,000 in school safety grants for Erie County Nonpublic Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/talkerie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/TE-ONLINE_COMMUNITYNEWS.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TE-ONLINE_COMMUNITYNEWS-640x480.jpg\"   alt=\"Community News\" title=\"TE-ONLINE_COMMUNITYNEWS\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) today announced that more than $528,000 in state funding has been awarded to nonpublic schools in Erie County through Pennsylvania\u2019s Targeted School Safety for Nonpublic Schools Grant Program. The grants were approved by the School Safety and Security Committee and are designed to help schools improve security measures, prevent violence, and support the mental health and well-being of students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery student deserves to learn in a safe and secure environment,\u201d Laughlin said. \u201cThese grants provide critical resources that help schools strengthen security, enhance emergency preparedness, and support programs that protect the physical and mental well-being of our children. Investing in school safety is one of the most important responsibilities we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following Erie County schools received funding:<\/p>\n<p>Erie Catholic School System \u2013 Our Lady of Peace School: $75,000<\/p>\n<p>Erie Catholic School System \u2013 St. George School: $75,000<\/p>\n<p>Erie Catholic School System \u2013 St. James School: $75,000<\/p>\n<p>Erie Catholic School System \u2013 St. Jude School: $75,000<\/p>\n<p>Erie Catholic School System \u2013 St. Luke School: $75,000<\/p>\n<p>Erie Day School: $73,649<\/p>\n<p>Mercyhurst Preparatory School: $5,200<\/p>\n<p>The Targeted School Safety for Nonpublic Schools Grant Program provides funding to nonpublic schools to address school violence prevention and school mental health initiatives. Funding may also be awarded to municipalities, law enforcement agencies, approved school security personnel, and third-party vendors that provide security services to public and nonpublic schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParents should have confidence that their children are safe when they walk through the school doors each day,\u201d Laughlin said. \u201cThese investments help ensure schools have the tools and resources needed to respond to emerging safety challenges and create a secure learning environment for students, teachers, and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grants are administered through Pennsylvania\u2019s School Safety and Security Committee, which oversees programs aimed at improving school safety and supporting student well-being across the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) today announced that more than $528,000 in state funding has been awarded to nonpublic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-210808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}