Education commissioner Manny Diaz has pushed for expanding the program.
News4JAX spoke to the state’s top education official about the controversial program that nearly 70% of districts are enrolled in, including Duval County.“We have all this funding for mental health, we have all these things in place. But at the end of the day, if something goes awry, the last layer of defense is, you know, the officer and having guardians at a lot of these campuses, one person’s not enough,” Diaz said.
In order to become a guardian, one needs to pass psychological and drug screenings, and complete 144 hours of training. One idea that’s been floated is to expand the program in more school districts and potentially have more guardians in each school. Right now, DCPS does not arm teachers, staff or administrators and the safe school officers on each campus are dedicated to that job alone.
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