The Butler Area School District will receive a large amount of federal funding through the state to help with promoting a safe and healthy learning environment.
Nearly $1.4 million will benefit Butler students through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act which allows school administrators to ensure that policies and programs include a focus on student and staff social, emotional, physical and mental health.
Money can be used to prevent and respond to acts of bullying, violence, and hate that impact school communities at individual and systemic levels through September of 2026.
The funding was awarded under the Stronger Connections Grant program, which focuses on districts or schools that meet “high need” criteria such as a high poverty rate, a lack of available mental health supports for students, high rates of violence or school exclusion.
