http://www.northescambia.com/2018/12/lawmakers-seek-silent-alarms-for-schools Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2018/12/lawmakers-seek-silent-alarms-for-schools/comment-page-1#comment-379281 Anne Thu, 27 Dec 2018 16:21:15 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=347483#comment-379281 Security measures and such all sound great and may cause people to feel more safe on school grounds and in the buildings. However, and unfortunately it Always comes back to this -- where will the $ $ $ $ money come from to pay for this? The Legislature is famous for laying out "Unfunded Mandates" meaning no state monies come to districts to pay for changes so in order to be within the statute or laws of Florida the counties have to come up with the many many many thousands of dollars for installation of these "Panic Alarm" devices. The biggest 2 deterrents are: 1) a student, parent, school, public that will Inform of pending problems Before they happen and 2) to have Armed Law Enforcement Officers in the schools who have Arrest Powers and who are authorized to use whatever force is needed to stop an attack. Security measures and such all sound great and may cause people to feel more safe on school grounds and in the buildings.
However, and unfortunately it Always comes back to this — where will the $ $ $ $ money come from to pay for this?
The Legislature is famous for laying out “Unfunded Mandates” meaning no state monies come to districts to pay for changes so in order to be within the statute or laws of Florida the counties have to come up with the many many many thousands of dollars for installation of these “Panic Alarm” devices.
The biggest 2 deterrents are: 1) a student, parent, school, public that will Inform of pending problems Before they happen and 2) to have Armed Law Enforcement Officers in the schools who have Arrest Powers and who are authorized to use whatever force is needed to stop an attack.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2018/12/lawmakers-seek-silent-alarms-for-schools/comment-page-1#comment-379279 THE EYE Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:56:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=347483#comment-379279 Every teacher and half of the students have a cell phone. The 911 emergency number is already available. No need to spend millions of tax payer money for a separate system for the schools and the police department to have to maintain plus have somebody man the system anytime the schools are open. Every teacher and half of the students have a cell phone. The 911 emergency number is already available. No need to spend millions of tax payer money for a separate system for the schools and the police department to have to maintain plus have somebody man the system anytime the schools are open.

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