Arming Florida's school employees: Bay County takes a closer look Gradebook
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Florida lawmakers recently created a program to allow schools to have armed employees on campus, as part of an expanded security measure. Most superintendents and school boards have balked. But not the folks in Bay County, in Florida's Panhandle. The district surveyed staff and found nearly 60 percent supported the idea, so it's now exploring how to get it in place. Superintendent Bill Husfelt talks with reporter Jeff Solochek about his district's security plans in the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting in February.
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Florida lawmakers recently created a program to allow schools to have armed employees on campus, as part of an expanded security measure. Most superintendents and school boards have balked. But not the folks in Bay County, in Florida's Panhandle. The district surveyed staff and found nearly 60 percent supported the idea, so it's now exploring how to get it in place. Superintendent Bill Husfelt talks with reporter Jeff Solochek about his district's security plans in the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting in February.
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