INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 6 -- The Indiana House of Representatives' Republican Caucus issued the following news release:
STATEHOUSE (Oct. 6, 2026)- Northeast Indiana schools recently received more than $951,000 from Indiana's Secured School Safety Grant Program, according to area legislators.
State Rep. Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) said the program, which was established through legislation the General Assembly passed in 2013, provides matching grants to school corporations, accredited non-public schools and charter schools to help pay for critical safety improvements.
"We have a responsibility to do everything we reasonably can to protect students while they are in the classroom," said Smaltz, who serves on the House Ways and Means Committee. ...