A college district in South Florida is contemplating permitting choose faculty staff to carry weapons on campus beneath a program named for one of many victims of the Parkland faculty taking pictures.
NBC affiliate (*6*) experiences the School District of Palm Beach County is contemplating permitting some individuals to qualify by means of the state’s Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program to see if there’s a place for it within the district.
The program is called after Feis, who was one of many 17 individuals killed within the February 14, 2018 mass taking pictures at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
“This is not about handing out guns to teachers,” Superintendent Mike Burke stated. “This is about finding a few, a handful of people who are credentialed enough. You have to be very skilled with a firearm to pass this training.”
The 2019 Florida Legislature expanded the Guardian program to embrace Class D and G licensed safety guards in addition to sure faculty district or constitution faculty staff who volunteer to take part in this system. The state website says Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach are a part of this system.
“Would it make sense to supplement our school police officers – not replace – but to have a few more people potentially on our larger campuses that would be able to help out in the event of an emergency?” Burke added.
Burke added Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz has really useful this system. He added academics wouldn’t be compelled to carry weapons.
“What we’re looking to do is maybe put a few people through that training program that would appear to be well-credentialed with either a military or law enforcement background, and allow us to get a more in-depth, first-hand view of the training and see how that might play a part in our layers of security,” Burke stated.