HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Dozens of schools across the Hampton Roads region will receive a portion of a $12 million School Security Equipment Grants, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

School systems are receiving in many cases hundreds of thousands of dollars to either add or upgrade voice and video internal communications systems, mass notification systems, security card and visitor ID badging systems, surveillance cameras and two-way radios, security vestibules, and interior and bus-mounted cameras.

More than 400 schools across the commonwealth were awarded the funds, which VDOE says is based on a list of criteria considered among school systems that applied for the grant.

“The safety and security of Virginia’s students, educators, and school communities remain paramount p

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