MSAD 58 board reviews county-wide school safety grant program

SALEM TOWNSHIP – The MSAD 58 school board heard a report from Sgt. Ryan Close with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office during their monthly board meeting on Thursday, March 16. Close has been visiting the school districts in Franklin County on behalf of the sheriff’s office. Recently, FCSO received a grant for school violence prevention from COPS, the Community Oriented Policing Services, which is a division of the Federal Department of Justice. The grant is approximately $348,000 with a 25% local match. Close said that the local match does not have to be in dollars and cents; it can includeRead More