SAFE School Act

The SAFE School Act establishes a federal grant program providing $900 million to states and school districts to improve K-12 school security. It funds three key activities: training veterans or former law enforcement officers as school safety officers (including firearm or de-escalation training), hiring such personnel, and installing security infrastructure like metal detectors, access controls, and emergency systems. The program is administered by the Attorney General’s Office of Justice Programs, with no federal restrictions on how funds are used for eligible security activities. The bill directly affects all public and private elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico.