State auditors say the Arizona Department of Education didn’t make sure that schools given money to improve student safety followed program requirements.
The audit lists recent incidents involving guns in schools all over Arizona.
The department awards grant money to help pay for police, probation officers, counselors and social workers on campuses.
Funding grew recently, and the department gave out roughly $128 million to more than 1,100 schools last fiscal year.
But state auditors say the department did not always monitor program compliance.
Superintendent Tom Horne agreed with the finding, but noted that the safety grants team is only four people.
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