school safety

It includes a requirement that law-enforcement officers at public schools complete mental-health crisis intervention training.

Rules on drills for “active assailant and hostage situations,” bomb threats and natural disasters would be crafted by the state board.

A bill aimed at making Florida schools safer just passed a full chamber vote in the House. The proposal includes penalties for school officials and adds...

If another active shooting happens, lawmakers want schools to be equipped with a panic alert system. It would be activated through a mobile app. The...

Despair, rage, and calls for help are coming from teenagers in Florida. Some are emotionally disturbed while others are obsessed with death or holding...

On Friday’s Roundup we discussed school safety in Florida. Reporting by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel this week found that a disturbing number of...

Computer simulations have long helped train doctors in complex medical procedures. Now, tens of thousands of Florida teachers and school staff are using…

New state policies born out of the Parkland school shooting have drawn the scrutiny of two national nonprofit research organizations, which have argued...

A private security company that was paid thousands of dollars to train school “guardians” in Palm Beach County signed off on armed school security that…

Many students across the Sunshine State headed back to school this week, and others will do so in the coming weeks. So, we spent the full hour looking...

South Florida is heading back to school. Palm Beach County students started classes on Monday. Broward and Monroe Counties start Wednesday, and students…

Another local school board has spoken out about teachers carrying firearms, a decision that comes as Florida lawmakers are close to passing a bill that…