Cranford District To Receive Over $218K For School Security

CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford Public Schools will receive over $218K in grant funding for upgrades on school security thanks to the "Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act" that Gov. Murphy signed on Wednesday.

The new legislation appropriates over $5 million to provide grants for school security projects in New Jersey school districts. Cranford Township will be given $218,811.00 of this funding.

The money will go toward the installation of silent panic alarms to alert law enforcement during an emergency, as required by Alyssa's Law, as well as other school security upgrades.

“The safety and well-being of students and educators across our state is one of our top priorities," Gov. Murphy said. "By investing in school security, we are also investing in healthy and safe learning environments. This funding will help many schools make necessary security enhancements to their facilities.”

Assembly members Freiman, McKnight and Danielsen said in a joint statement that equipping schools with panic alarms will help first responders come to schools more quickly in the event of an emergency.

“It’s sad that measures such as this are necessary. However, in these troubling times this is a prudent action to protect the well-being of our children," the Assembly members said.

Senator Paul Sarlo alsosaid this is an investment in the safety of students and educators in schools across the state.

“The ‘panic alarms’ provide a level of silent security that we hope is never needed but is always there,” Sarlo said.

In Union County, Garwood Borough also received over $20K for school security upgrades.

View the full list of districts to receive grant funding on the Governor's website.

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