/tags/school-safety School Safety en-US WLRN Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-17/desantis-says-theres-no-need-to-issue-a-statewide-school-security-mandate-its-an-interruption DeSantis is leaving it up to the school districts to decide if they want to use metal detectors, gun-sniffing K-9's, etc. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /education/2024-09-17/desantis-says-theres-no-need-to-issue-a-statewide-school-security-mandate-its-an-interruption Adrian Andrews /education/2024-08-12/nw-school-year-start-time-metal-detectors-enrollment As a new school year comes to a start, South Florida schools wrestle with everything from metal detectors, enrollment and a new law that will change school start times by the 2026-27 school year. In Palm Beach and Broward counties, classes start Monday, in Monroe County they start on Wednesday, and in Miami-Dade County the first bell rings Thursday. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-08-12/nw-school-year-start-time-metal-detectors-enrollment Jimena Romero /education/2024-08-09/new-school-year-attendance-safety-vape-bus As students and parents prepare for the start of the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, Palm Beach County School District announced new safety protocols including metal detectors and an anti-vape system - but raised alarms over struggling student attendance. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:13:12 GMT /education/2024-08-09/new-school-year-attendance-safety-vape-bus Wilkine Brutus /education/2023-10-12/metal-detectors-school-safety-palm-beach-county For the first time, Palm Beach County put metal detectors in four high schools as part of a pilot project. It may take longer to get to class, but proponents says it's worth the wait in the name of safety. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:22:28 GMT /education/2023-10-12/metal-detectors-school-safety-palm-beach-county Dylan Backer | MediaLab@FAU /education/2023-06-13/clear-backpacks-school-safety-broward-town-hall Hundreds of people turned out for a town hall meeting on school safety hosted by the Broward County school district on Monday. The vast majority of speakers railed against a plan to require students to use clear backpacks — a proposal which now may be scrapped. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:47:14 GMT /education/2023-06-13/clear-backpacks-school-safety-broward-town-hall Kate Payne /education/2023-04-12/broward-school-board-contract-school-resource-officers Local law enforcement agencies in Broward County have been waiting eight months for the school district to reimburse them for the work of school resource officers. After tense negotiations, the Broward School Board agreed to a contract that would substantially increase reimbursement rates. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:55:29 GMT /education/2023-04-12/broward-school-board-contract-school-resource-officers Kate Payne /education/2023-03-31/police-chief-says-broward-district-isnt-paying-its-school-resource-officers The Broward County school district contracts with local law enforcement agencies to have a school resource officer (SRO) on every campus. But the district isn't paying the bill for those services, according to one local police chief. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:48:52 GMT /education/2023-03-31/police-chief-says-broward-district-isnt-paying-its-school-resource-officers Kate Payne /education/2022-11-07/officials-warn-that-miami-dade-schools-will-face-cuts-if-voters-dont-approve-tax-hike It's incredibly expensive to live in South Florida right now. But officials with Miami-Dade County Public Schools are asking voters to pitch in to help pay teachers and school police. If the tax increase fails, district officials say the effects would be dire. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:58:47 GMT /education/2022-11-07/officials-warn-that-miami-dade-schools-will-face-cuts-if-voters-dont-approve-tax-hike Kate Payne /news/2022-11-02/parkland-shooter-formally-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-as-victims-families-wish-him-hell The gunman who carried out the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has been ordered to serve 34 consecutive life sentences. Family members of victims say they hope it's a fate worse than the death penalty. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 22:17:47 GMT /news/2022-11-02/parkland-shooter-formally-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-as-victims-families-wish-him-hell Kate Payne /news/2022-11-02/one-student-repeatedly-called-911-during-the-uvalde-shooting-reports-say A series of miscommunications from nearly 400 members of law enforcement led to long wait times for those stuck inside Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers died. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-02/one-student-repeatedly-called-911-during-the-uvalde-shooting-reports-say Katia Riddle, Ayana Archie