Weymouth Middle School Receives Grant For Classroom Door Locksets

Seven Weymouth administrators met with experts on school safety issues this week.

Weymouth Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Salim, Adjustment Counselor Maria Carr, Amy Murphy from student services, and Kathleen Knudsen of  Weymouth High  joined 150 local educators and police at District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey’s 2012 School Security Summit .

The Weymouth administrators came  away with news that the town is receiving a School Security grant from DA Morrissey that will pay  for the purchase and installation of classroom door locksets at the Abigail Adams Middle School.

Last year, DA Morrissey awarded Weymouth a $3,000 matching grant to install an intruder alarm at the school.  

Both grants were funded from assets seized from drug dealers by law enforcement and forfeited during court proceedings, the DA’s office said.

“We are doing all we can to make Norfolk County’s schools as safe as possible, and we appreciate Weymouth strong partnership,” District Attorney Morrissey said after the Summit. “Tragic, deadly events in other areas of the country have taught law enforcement and school officials valuable lessons on what works and what does not to keep students safe.”