Supporting School Safety

Following the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, many communities wished to create a local levy to raise money for increased security at their local schools. Unfortunately, Ohio law didn't allow communities to create a levy simply for that purpose, so Senator Manning authored an initiative which eliminated that blockade and gave school districts additional discretion in choosing the best way to keep children safe.

Senator Manning also led the charge to create a $12 million grant program to give schools the funding they need to upgrade the security features of our school buildings.

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