Alberta Pledges $22M for School Security

0:00It's April 9th. Welcome to Calgary News Today, powered by AI. Alberta's government just announced $22 million in funding for school security upgrades sparked by the heartbreaking school shooting. In Tumblr Ridge, British Columbia earlier this year, school boards get the cash based on how many students they have, and they can spend it on things like better cameras, window coverings, and other. Safety tweaks to lock things down. Back in February, an 18-year-old named Jesse Van Rootselar killed her mother and half-brother at home, then headed to a local school where she took the lives of five students and an educator, shaking communities to the core. On top of that, $2 million goes straight to training school staff on handling emergencies, and later this year, new safety standards will roll out province-wide. Education Minister Demitrios Nicolades calls it, decisive actions so schools and staff stay ready for the worst, putting safety front and center where it belongs.