$100,000 in state grant money is coming to Newtown for school security. The Newtown delegation announced today that the Office of Early Childhood grant in aid money was approved for the Newtown Children's Adventure Center.
Representative Mitch Bolinsky says children are the state's most valuable resource and the grant shows Connecticut's committment to early childhood education. During the Sandy Hook Task Force process, Bolinsky spoke in favor of including more than just K-12 public schools in new school safety initiatives and about the need to invest in preschools and private schools.
Representative DebraLee Hovey says making sure children can continue to learn in a safe school environment is of paramount importance and this money will go a long way to ensuring that.
Representative Dan Carter says helping youngsters learn and grow in a secure environment is vitally important to the community.
The funding will be used to install a comprehensive school alarm, silent alarm buttons and to secure doors and windows. The Newtown Children's Adventure Center is a state-funded early childhood facility created in 1969.
