A few weeks ago we mentioned that Henrico County was looking at security upgrades for its schools. NBC12 reports that those upgrades have been approved in the new budget. A bonus: school teachers get a 4 percent raise.

Six new officers will be stationed at six different schools in the county. School board members say more security is needed to help deter crime.

Henrico, Tucker and Varina will have an additional armed school resource officer on campus next semester.

Brookland, Tuckahoe, and Fairfield Middle will each get unarmed security officers.

The School Board voted unanimously to approve a $508 million budget, which includes funding for the security upgrade. Also in the budget is money for 140 new positions — most are slotted for teaching and staff positions at Harvey Elementary which is still under construction. There’s another bonus in the budget — a 4 percent raise for teachers and nurses.

School Board member Lamont Bagby says overall, the budget reflects the board’s priority of educating and keeping students safe.