September 09, 2024 - Harrisburg, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro and Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin visited Antietam School District in Berks County - the site of catastrophic flooding last summer - to announce that 109 Pennsylvania school districts, career and technical education centers (CTCs), and charter schools will receive grants of up to $7.9 million to create safer facilities for students and educators through the elimination of lead, mold, asbestos, and other environmental hazards. In his first two budget addresses, Governor Shapiro pledged to secure sustainable funding to improve school facilities - and this grant program will help eliminate lead and asbestos along with other environmental contaminants in schools to ensure every student has a safe and healthy school to learn in. Last summer, Antietam Middle-Senior High School experienced significant damage from catastrophic flooding, leaving the building unusable. Antietam School District will now receive $7,831,350 through PDE's Environmental Repairs Grant program for repairs and construction at the site of the former Antietam Middle-Senior High School - the maximum amount awarded to any district. List of Speakers:Dr. Timothy Matlack - Superintendent, Antietam School DistrictGovernor Josh ShapiroDr. Khalid Mumin - Secretary, PA Dept. of EducationSenator Judy Schwank Tara Halvorson - Art Teacher, Antietam School District
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