The Weathersfield Local School District will receive over $38,000 for security improvements.

The funding comes from over $1 million the Department of Justice's COPS School Violence Prevention Program, which invests in evidence-based school safety programs.

Weathersfield is getting $38,940 for these security improvements.

Ohio-based U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is quoted in a press release saying this investment will help prevent violence at Ohio's schools and protect students.

"No parent should have to worry about whether their child is safe at school," Brown said.