Sentences with phrase «guardian program»

It also creates a so - called guardian program enabling some teachers and other school employees to carry guns.

The new law fell short of achieving a ban on assault - style weapons, but it creates a so - called guardian program enabling some teachers and other school employees to carry guns.

Broward Schools Chief of Staff Jeff Moquin received applause and boos when he said the district won't take part in a state guardian program where employees are trained to use guns.

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With the okay of a local school district and law enforcement, the new gun reform law allows for the arming of some teachers and other school personnel through a voluntary guardian program.

But he called the legislation a compromise and noted that the so - called guardian program is voluntary: «If counties do not want to do this, they simply can say no.»

Most Democrats voted against the bill, saying it didn't go far enough in restricting access to guns and arguing the guardian program will place more weapons in schools, increasing the chance of an accidental shooting.

But black Democrats vehemently objected to the bill over the guardian program and criticized the rush to action after Parkland when their requests for gun control to address violence in African - American communities often go ignored.

Many school superintendents and school boards have said they will not implement the guardian program, which would allow school employees, including some teachers, to bring guns to school if they are specially trained and deputized by sheriffs.

The guardian program was part of a $ 400 million package legislators crafted in response to the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 people dead.

But, while he can't take anything out of this bill, he can zero out the funds included in the budget for the guardian program.

The resolution is a response to a new gun safety law Governor Rick Scott approved earlier this month that contains the «arming teachers» language as part of a voluntary «guardian program.»

School security: The Broward County School Board accepts Superintendent Robert Runcie's recommendation and votes unanimously against participating in the state's guardian program to arm specified school employees.

The district will ask the state if it can redirect money from the guardian program to hire resource officers.

Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey, who had strongly pushed the school board to participate in the guardian program, is now recommending against it, and Superintendent Desmond Blackburn says he agrees.

Many school superintendents and school boards have said they will not implement the guardian program, which would allow school employees, including some teachers, to bring guns to school if they are specially trained and deputized by sheriffs.

The district will have to find the $ 550,000 to close the gap between the actual cost and money it gets from the state from the guardian program.

Superintendent Kurt Browning says the program is a hybrid between the state's guardian program, which allows arming school employees, and hiring sworn school resource officers.

The guardian program became a flashpoint for Democrats, students and teachers, many of whom opposed the plan.

The guardian program was part of a $ 400 million package legislators crafted in response to the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 people dead.

This (the guardian program) is an option.»

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Which is why the «Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act» state legislators sent to Gov. Rick Scott Wednesday night included provisions for a guardian program that would arm school employees «to aid in the prevention or abatement of active assailant incidents on school premises.»

Scott said he disagreed with the guardian program but because it is optional for school districts and sheriffs» offices, he wouldn't stand in the way.

It also would create a so - called guardian program, enabling school employees and many teachers to carry handguns if they go through law enforcement training and their school districts agree to participate.

He says the district needs the guardian program to keep students safe because Cooke County is so large (it's almost 900 square miles and runs from just north of Dallas to the Oklahoma state line) it could take sheriff's deputies several minutes to respond to something like a shooting at the school.

She said she wants Scott to veto the money for the guardian program when he receives the budget.

Several Democrats said they wouldn't vote for the bill if it included the so - called guardian program, which would put more guns in schools.

It would also create a so - called guardian program that would let school employees and many teachers carry handguns if they go through law enforcement training and if the school district decides to participate in the program.

Scott, who said he is an NRA member and will continue to be one, said he is still «not persuaded» about the guardian program that will let districts authorize staff members to carry handguns if they complete law enforcement training.