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School districts nationwide tighten security following Texas school shooting

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Public records show the federal government has paid tens of millions of dollars on school safety protocols.
Days after a at a left 21 people dead and 17 others injured, districts across the nation say they’re tightening up and reviewing security policies. But as school districts request more funding to do so, public records show the federal government has already paid tens of millions of dollars on school safety protocols. Senators representing a series of states have called for the “” of schools, otherwise known as a process designed to make schools more resistant to attack through measures like installing video cameras or using bulletproof glass, according to a study published in Violence and Gender, a peer-reviewed journal. Records obtained by CBS News reveal the government has already spent more than $150 million on measures including school violence prevention programs. And since 2018, the total money in school safety grants provided by the U.

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