Guardian Program

The guardian program was put in place after the 2018 Parkland shooting, and allows trained personnel to respond in the event of another school shooting.

The board members will be presented with data from districts across the state on Tuesday, illustrating how different schools implement their school guardian program.

School districts in 11 Florida counties are open to training teachers to carry guns in schools as a defense tactic in case of shooting situations,...

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…

Some Florida school districts and law enforcement agencies have not fully complied with security measures enacted after a 2018 high school massacre…

An executive order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in February helped increase the number of counties participating in a controversial “guardian” program...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed legislation that expands the controversial school “guardian” program to allow armed classroom teachers.

About a dozen activists with two gun-control advocacy groups dropped off a stack of papers with 13,000 signatures at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office Tuesday as…

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a proposal would allow public and charter schools to carry guns in the classroom, although many school districts...

More Florida classroom teachers could carry guns in school under a bill passed Wednesday by state lawmakers, the latest response to last year's mass...

State lawmakers are poised to expand a school security program allowing teachers to carry guns in the classroom. However, some school districts are…

More than a year after the Parkland high school shooting, emotions continue to run high at the Florida Capitol as lawmakers consider school-safety...