BUTLER TWP — Butler Senior High School will have an X-ray scanner installed at no cost thanks to a donation from Butler County, which the school board accepted at a meeting Monday evening.

Brian White, superintendent of Butler Area School District, said the machine would have cost more than $30,000 if purchased by the district, and it will be an extra measure of security for students who have received prior disciplinary recommendations.

“It will be utilized for students ... who have brought contraband to school or received a disciplinary hearing recommendation,” White said. “They will have their stuff looked at more carefully because of something they brought to school previously or a previous infraction.”

The board also accepted the first round of the settlement from Juul, after the district joined a class-action lawsuit that reached a settlement in December.

District solicitor Tom Breth said the district is getting nearly $130,000 from the settlement, which is split into three installments. The payment the board accepted Monday, Breth said, is about half of the total amount the district will receive, and the remaining two payments will come within two years.

School districts receiving money from the settlement are required to use it to fund smoking and vaping prevention measures, but White said the district has not decided how to use the money yet.

The board agreed to apply for a $3,000 grant for Center Township Elementary School to fund fall-themed games and crafts at the school in order to build a better community of school families.

White said Emily Brittain and Broad Street elementary schools received the grant previously, and they had positive outcomes. The proposal submitted by Center Township Elementary indicates the money will be used for activities intended to bring families to school so they can connect with one another, with the end goal of building a comprehensive family directory.

“The idea is you train some parents and staff members on how to engage the community and fellow parents in a more meaningful way,” White said. “You give them a little bit of money every year to have some activities — we have seen some good things come out of Broad Street and Emily Brittain.”