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While Florida schools use a common “instrument” called the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines, they don’t have a common threat-assessment process or reporting system.
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It includes a requirement that law-enforcement officers at public schools complete mental-health crisis intervention training.
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Rules on drills for “active assailant and hostage situations,” bomb threats and natural disasters would be crafted by the state board.
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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...
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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...
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Despair, rage, and calls for help are coming from teenagers in Florida. Some are emotionally disturbed while others are obsessed with death or holding...
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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...
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Computer simulations have long helped train doctors in complex medical procedures. Now, tens of thousands of Florida teachers and school staff are using…
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New state policies born out of the Parkland school shooting have drawn the scrutiny of two national nonprofit research organizations, which have argued...
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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…
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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...
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South Florida is heading back to school. Palm Beach County students started classes on Monday. Broward and Monroe Counties start Wednesday, and students…