Security Upgrades at Pius X Funded by Grant from May Flanagan Foundation
Pius X High School’s student body, faculty and staff soon will be safer and more secure, thanks to a generous grant from the Lincoln-based May Flanagan Foundation. The organization has awarded a $10,000 grant to fund security equipment and upgrades, enabling school administrators to enhance their ability to both prevent and respond to potential security breaches, severe weather events, or other incidents that may jeopardize the safety of students, personnel, and visitors.
Funding from the grant will be used to purchase ten professional grade walkie-talkies for administrators and staff to carry throughout the day; four additional indoor security cameras, and upgraded software for the school’s visual console intercom system.
“A safe environment is paramount for our students as they continue their spiritual, academic and emotional formation,” Pius X Principal Tom Korta explains. “Adding to our security ‘tool kit’ through the use of modern communication and monitoring devices will improve Pius X’s ability to provide a safe and secure environment for its 1,168 students and more than 100 faculty members and staff. I am grateful to the May Flanagan Foundation for their generous support of our efforts to maintain such an environment at our school.”
“We are very appreciative of this grant,” Assistant Principal Greg Lesiak – who is in charge of school security – adds. “This funding will allow us to continue to move forward with the purchase of advanced technology that allows for the continued protection of our students while they are in our building each day.”
