Nearly $13 million in federal money was awarded to the Lawrence School District for building repairs that occurred when Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East Coast on Oct. 29, 2012.
A majority of the storm damage happened at Lawrence High School that resulted in the Cedarhurst building being closed for nearly three months and shifting roughly 900 students to two other district school buildings.
The money exactly — $12,948,307.94 — is administered through the U.S, Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. “These federal funds will help make Lawrence High School’s infrastructure stronger than before, without leaving local taxpayers and the school district on the hook for these expenses,” U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said in a news release.