Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday to implement some of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission’s recommendations.
DeSantis’s budget allocated $140 million to address mental health issues and $210 million to improve school safety. According to State Board of Education Member Ryan Petty, this includes de-escalation training for safe-school officers.
The bill, which had unanimous support, authorizes the Commissioner of Education to enforce security compliance and authorizes safe school officers to make arrests on charter school property.
It also requires school boards to adopt family reunification plans in the event of an evacuation and school districts to certify that at least 80% of school personnel completed mental health awareness training.
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DeSantis’s budget allocated $140 million to address mental health issues and $210 million to improve school safety. According to State Board of Education Member Ryan Petty, this includes de-escalation training for safe-school officers.
The bill, which had unanimous support, authorizes the Commissioner of Education to enforce security compliance and authorizes safe school officers to make arrests on charter school property.
It also requires school boards to adopt family reunification plans in the event of an evacuation and school districts to certify that at least 80% of school personnel completed mental health awareness training.
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