Hopkins Public Schools recently was awarded $10,215 from the 2017 Competitive School Safety Grant Program (CSSGP) through the Michigan State Police to install panic button systems at all of its school buildings.

Scott Getter, director of technology for the school district, said, “The funds from this grant will provide Hopkins Public Schools the ability to streamline the process of notifying students, staff and local authorities in the event of a lockdown. The installation is expected to be completed in time for the start of the 2017-18 school year.”

The requests for the CSSGP exceeded $4.6 million and only $2 million was available to be awarded.