RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 11 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: The Virginia Department of Education today announced $12 million in state School Security Equipment Grants to protect students, faculty and visitors in 431 schools in 90 school divisions. The grants will pay for voice and video internal communication systems, mass notification systems, security card access systems, visitor ID badging systems, surveillance cameras, two-way radios, security vest  more