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Florida led the nation in implementing shall-issue concealed carry laws.
Florida appears to also be leading the nation in taking steps to prevent school shootings. Like Columbine. Like Sandy Hook. Like Parkland. Like Virginia Tech. Like Uvalde.
After Parkland, Florida state legislators created:
1) A state office to coordinate implementation of safe school policies
2) A training, certification, and recertification program for armed school guardians. The guardian program provides 144 hours of firearms proficiency training for school staff that is similar to that taught in police academies. School districts can opt-in to this program, but sheriff departments must provide the training if requested.
3) An app that makes it easy for students and school staff to report threats against schools and school children
4) Requirements to provide a safe-school officer at every school in the state
5) Requirements to conduct safety assessments of school facilities
6) Funding for necessary safety-related upgrades to school facilities
Details can be found here: https://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has been involved in Florida's efforts to prevent future school shootings. His comments on Uvalde, as well as comments from a member of Florida's state school board, who actually took guardian training, can be seen here:
How many other states have implemented similar programs to protect school children from on-campus shooters? How are they different from Florida's model?
Has your state failed to take any steps that you know of to protect school children?
Do you think that Florida's approach might also a useful model for national policies?
Florida appears to also be leading the nation in taking steps to prevent school shootings. Like Columbine. Like Sandy Hook. Like Parkland. Like Virginia Tech. Like Uvalde.
After Parkland, Florida state legislators created:
1) A state office to coordinate implementation of safe school policies
2) A training, certification, and recertification program for armed school guardians. The guardian program provides 144 hours of firearms proficiency training for school staff that is similar to that taught in police academies. School districts can opt-in to this program, but sheriff departments must provide the training if requested.
3) An app that makes it easy for students and school staff to report threats against schools and school children
4) Requirements to provide a safe-school officer at every school in the state
5) Requirements to conduct safety assessments of school facilities
6) Funding for necessary safety-related upgrades to school facilities
Details can be found here: https://www.fldoe.org/safe-schools/
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has been involved in Florida's efforts to prevent future school shootings. His comments on Uvalde, as well as comments from a member of Florida's state school board, who actually took guardian training, can be seen here:
How many other states have implemented similar programs to protect school children from on-campus shooters? How are they different from Florida's model?
Has your state failed to take any steps that you know of to protect school children?
Do you think that Florida's approach might also a useful model for national policies?