School Security

DeSantis is leaving it up to the school districts to decide if they want to use measures such as metal detectors and gun-sniffing K-9s.

The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed measures to expand sanctions against Iran and provide money to bolster security at Jewish day schools and preschools.

In Florida’s education policy world, state Rep. Chris Latvala has sway.Latvala is the House’s chief education budget writer as chairman of the PreK-12…

A New York Times' story about the guardians at Manatee School For the Arts in Palmetto had locals buzzing with conversation on social media pages for…

Security companies spent years pushing schools to buy more products — from "ballistic attack-resistant" doors to smoke cannons that spew haze from...

The Florida commission investigating February's high school massacre will discuss the role of campus police officers and changes to the state's mental...

Gov. Rick Scott is asking state lawmakers to redirect most of the money they allocated for arming and training school staff, since many districts didn’t...

School districts across Florida are scrambling to meet a deadline to install security officers in every single public school.The February shooting deaths…

Broward County schools Superintendent Robert Runcie on Wednesday showed off a new system of fences and locked doors at Miramar High School — an example...

The news that 17 people, including young teenagers, had been gunned down in Parkland while going about their school day on Valentine’s Day this year sent…

The news that 17 people, including young teenagers, had been gunned down in Parkland while going about their school day on Valentine’s Day this year sent…

This week on Florida Matters, we're talking with Tampa Bay area officials about how their school districts are complying with a new state law that…