DC schools skip lockdown drills as school safety funding drops

by Mitch Blacher

Wed, August 31st 2022, 9:50 PM UTC

{p}Two juveniles were shot near 45th St NE, D.C. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (7News){/p}

Two juveniles were shot near 45th St NE, D.C. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (7News)

The DCPS budget shows school security receiving less and less funding over time. In 2020, when students were home from the Covid-19 pandemic, school operations spent $1.6 million on security.

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Two juveniles were shot near 45th St NE, D.C. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (7News)

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