WELCOME BACK. TONIGHT, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS WANTS STATE LAWMAKERS TO EARMARK $10 MILLION FOR HBCUS IN FLORIDA TO FOCUS ON SAFETY. WESH TWO IS PAMELA COMBS SPOKE WITH OFFICIALS AT BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY ABOUT WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR THEIR CAMPUS. HBCU SECURITY HAS BEEN FRONT AND CENTER THIS YEAR. FEBRUARY BROUGHT THREATS TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LEADING TO MANY CANCELING CLASSES THIS SUMMER. A MAN KILLED THREE PEOPLE IN A PREDOMINANTLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD IN A RACIALLY MOTIVATED ATTACK RIGHT NEXT TO EDWARD’S WATER UNIVERSITY IN JACKSONVILLE. IN OCTOBER, FIVE PEOPLE WERE SHOT AT MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN BALTIMORE. OVER THE YEARS, BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY IN DAYTONA BEACH HAS SEEN HIS SHARE OF SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE SCHOOL RECEIVED A THREAT THAT THERE WAS A BOMB ON CAMPUS. IN RECENT YEARS, THE SCHOOL HAS WORKED HARD TO BEEF UP SECURITY. BELVIN PERRY, JUNIOR WITH BETHUNE-COOKMAN, SAYS THEY HAVE SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE OVER A THOUSAND CAMERAS AND A SECURITY FORCE ON CAMPUS. BUT BECAUSE THE SCHOOL IS RIGHT IN THE HEART OF MIDTOWN, IT’S AN URBAN CAMPUS. AND PERRY SAYS THEY COULD DO BETTER IN SECURING IT. PERRY SAYS THEY HOPE TO ADD MORE PERIMETER FENCING AREAS, CLOSING A LOT OF ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS TO THE UNIVERSITY WITH PERIMETER FENCING WITH GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS. MOSTRILLIONECENT BUDGET PROPOSAL. THIS COULD SOON BE A REALITY FOR THE SCHOOL. DESANTIS IS PROPOSING GIVING $10 MILLION IN SCHOOL HARDENING GRANTS TO FLORIDA’S HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES. THIS IS TO PREVENT ANYONE FROM TARGETING HBCUS WITH VIOLENCE. PERRY IS HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSAL. HE SAYS, QUOTE, THIS IS NOT HIS FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO HELP HBCUS, AND THIS IS A BIG STEP IN HELPING US WHERE WE TRULY NEED HELP.
Gov. Ron DeSantis earmarks $10M for HBCUs in Florida
Updated: 5:46 PM EST Dec 13, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants state lawmakers to earmark $10 million for historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, in Florida. HBCU security has been front and center this year. February brought threats to HBCUs across the country, leading to many canceling classes.This summer, a man killed three people in a predominately Black neighborhood in a racially motivated attack right next to Edward Waters University in Jacksonville.In October, five people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore.Over the years, Bethune Cookman University in Daytona Beach has seen its share of safety concerns.About a year ago, the school received a threat that there was a bomb on campus.In recent years, the school has worked hard to beef up security.Belvin Perry Jr. with Bethune Cookman said they have security measures in place, over 1,000 cameras and a security force on campus. But because the school is right in the heart of midtown, it’s an urban campus, and Perry said they could do better in securing it. “More permitter fencing areas,” he said. “Closing a lot of entry and exit points to the university with permitter fencing.”With DeSantis’ most recent budget proposal, this could soon be a reality for the school.DeSantis is proposing giving $10 million in school hardening grants to Florida’s historically Black colleges.The press release sent out by the governor’s office said this is to prevent anyone from targeting HBCUs with violence.Perry is happy to hear about the governor’s proposal.”This is not his first opportunity to help HBCUs, and this is a big step in helping us where we truly need help,” Perry said.Top headlines: Developing Gulf system may bring severe weather, flooding to Florida FHP: Lake County crash involving dump truck, SUV leaves 3 people dead Officials: Florida man admits killing ex-wife, her new husband one week after she remarried
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants state lawmakers to earmark $10 million for historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, in Florida.
HBCU security has been front and center this year. February brought threats to HBCUs across the country, leading to many canceling classes.
This summer, a man killed three people in a predominately Black neighborhood in a racially motivated attack right next to Edward Waters University in Jacksonville.
In October, five people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Over the years, Bethune Cookman University in Daytona Beach has seen its share of safety concerns.
About a year ago, the school received a threat that there was a bomb on campus.
In recent years, the school has worked hard to beef up security.
Belvin Perry Jr. with Bethune Cookman said they have security measures in place, over 1,000 cameras and a security force on campus.
But because the school is right in the heart of midtown, it’s an urban campus, and Perry said they could do better in securing it.
“More permitter fencing areas,” he said. “Closing a lot of entry and exit points to the university with permitter fencing.”
With DeSantis’ most recent budget proposal, this could soon be a reality for the school.
DeSantis is proposing giving $10 million in school hardening grants to Florida’s historically Black colleges.
The press release sent out by the governor’s office said this is to prevent anyone from targeting HBCUs with violence.
Perry is happy to hear about the governor’s proposal.
“This is not his first opportunity to help HBCUs, and this is a big step in helping us where we truly need help,” Perry said.
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