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A school district in South Florida is considering allowing select school employees to carry guns on campus under a program named for one of the victims of the Parkland school shooting.

Schools in Texas could see increased required safety upgrades, including panic buttons.

Security teams in Broward County are gearing up for the first days of school. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

Meeting for the first time since last September, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission gathered at FLA Live Arena to discuss the state of school security in Florida.

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports on a new meeting by the MSD Public Safety Commission to discuss ways to keep schools safe as the Parkland trial gets underway.

Earlier this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 1421, a bill that serves as the next step on the long and important road to establishing more safety within schools.

The chair of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Commission says after years of failing to meet state safety requirements, Broward County Public Schools is making big improvements. NBC 6’s Heather Walker reports

Several Miami-Dade students were rewarded for speaking up to help keep their fellow classmates safe

Teachers have always done much more than just teach academics. Since the pandemic began, they’ve had to navigate distance learning, mask controversies, students falling behind, and all the while, the security threat has been there looming over them.

Teachers end up being in the front lines of danger during school incidents. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

For years, the parents of the Parkland victims have been pushing for change at the legislative level, but one of the bills they say would make schools safer was just blocked in Congress.

For years, the parents of the Parkland victims have been pushing for change at the legislative level, but one of the bills they say would make schools safer was blocked in Congress. NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson reports

In response to the Parkland shooting, Florida lawmakers passed the “red flag” law that allows law enforcement to seize guns from people deemed mentally unstable. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports

NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson has the latest on a meeting with board members and public speakers to discuss the potential of adding metal detectors to Broward schools.

Local law enforcement in Miami-Dade County honored several students who reported suspicious behavior on campus and online. Five of the 10 students honored Tuesday by Do The Right Thing Miami and local law enforcement were able to report the actions to school staff and police. Hector Teran, a student at Lamar Curry Middle School, reported a gun on campus and…

A bill called the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act would create a definition of what qualifies as a school shooting.

Florida lawmakers met to discuss a bill that focuses on preventing another tragedy like the one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School three years ago. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson is in Pembroke Pines where two teens were arrested for making threat to a school adn another student in Miramar brought a loaded gun to school.