Florida law allows certified staff to carry guns at state colleges and universities
The measure expands Florida’s school guardian program and requires weapons training and sheriff certification for staff who choose to participate.
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DeSantis signs law to arm 'guardians' on Florida college campuses
The law builds on changes made in the public-school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The post DeSantis signs law to arm ‘guardians’ on Florida college campuses appeared first on Orlando Weekly.
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Florida’s “school guardian” program expands to colleges and universities. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 757 on Friday. The law builds on changes made in the public school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. DeSantis says that the guardian program deters potential perpetrators and will make colleges and universities “safer.” Former Florida CFO Alex Sink castigates the state’s current CFO Florida’s Chief Fina…
In a decisive step to shield higher education institutions, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 757 this Tuesday in Miami. The new legislation extends the school security system—created after the Parkland tragedy in 2018—to all public schools and universities in the state, allowing the presence of armed personnel trained to respond to possible attacks. The firm was carried out during the fifth edition of the Commissioner’s Summit on school s…
Florida expands armed guardian program to colleges and universities
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday to expand the armed “school guardian” program to Florida’s colleges and universities. The law builds on changes made in the public school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. DeSantis maintained that the guardian program deters potential perpetrators and will make colleges and universities safer. “They don’t know whether they’re going to be able to face re…
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