School Safety Assistants

Another school district in Northeast Florida is taking part in the Guardian Program, which allows armed staff to patrol school grounds.The Florida…

A group of Duval parents are being asked to tweak their argument in a legal fight against armed guards in public schools.At a Thursday hearing, Circuit…

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…

A lawsuit has been refiled against the Duval County Public Schools district for hiring armed staffers to patrol school grounds after the first version was…

As of this week, 14 people had passed screening and training to become armed “school safety assistants” in Duval County’s elementary schools. The problem?…

By law, all schools in Florida are required to employ a sworn officer or trained guard by the first day. With not enough guards hired, the Jacksonville…

The Duval County School Board heard from school police Chief Micheal Edwards Tuesday, who is heading up the hiring of 105 school safety assistants to…

The Clay County School Board has approved the creation of a new position — armed safety officers — to staff its 27 elementary schools starting next school…