Florida Students May Now Be Protected By Armed Teachers

By Cam Edwards

A new law expanding Florida’s school “Guardian” program is now in effect, and that means that in school districts around the state, students may now be under the protection of an armed teacher in the classroom. Previously, the Guardian program was only open to non-teaching staff members, but after the Parkland shootings, lawmakers and Governor Ron DeSantis approved an expansion of the program, which vets and trains volunteers to serve as a first line of defense in case of an active assailant attack.

We may never have an exact number of how many teachers will carry weapons because they’re supposed to remain anonymous for their safety. School districts are allowed to opt out of arming teachers, and two of the state’s largest school districts including Miami-Dade and Orlando have elected to do so, but a handful of smaller school districts are all in.

Students in Bay County Schools – located along the Florida Panhandle – may be walking into a classroom Tuesday morning where the teacher is carrying a concealed handgun.

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