school safety

A plan presented to the School Board calls for more than $1 million more than last year to go toward protecting schools in the fast-growing district.

Two weeks after a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that will require mental health “crisis intervention” training for on-campus officers.

Mayor Lenny Curry announced a $100,000 partnership with Armoured One, a security and safety company that develops products and trainings for active shooter defense, mostly for school campuses.

Local parents are suing to stop the use of armed safety assistants in the Duval County Public Schools.At the same time, a measure that would arm Florida…

Updated 10/16 at 1:30 p.m.Duval County public high schools will probably have walk-through metal detectors for checking students for weapons later this…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is outlining next steps for school districts, following his signing this month of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Safety…

Friday on First Coast Connect, our weekly Media Roundtable featured Florida Times-Union reporter Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Business Journal editor Timothy…

Duval County school administrators and law enforcement will meet with the Terry Parker High School community to talk about proactive safety measures…