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Rick Scott Wants Full-Time Armed Security in Every School in the Country

May 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

U.S. Senator Rick Scott at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office today. (photo credit: Mitch Perry)

Sen. Rick Scott has filed federal legislation that would create a block grant program to be run through the Department of Justice to support hiring law enforcement officers to provide full-time security at every K-12 school in the country.

16-Year-Old FPC Autistic Girl in Sheriff’s Explorer Program Arrested for Threatening Shooting

February 17, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The girl was immediately discharged from the Flagler County Sheriff's Explorer program upon her arrest. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Palm Coast High School 16 year old allegedly made several Instagram statements threatening murder and serial killing, and may have been upset over academic issues.

Amicus Curiae: The 16-Year-Old FPC Girl Was Racist. She Was Stupid. She Was Not Criminal.

December 11, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 18 Comments

Assistant State Prosecutor Jason Lewis, left, shows FPC School Resource Deputy Jason Williams the computer the 16-year-old girl (now 17) used to write her side of the chat at the heart of the case, with another student, last December. Circuit Judge Chris France heard the case in a non-jury trial last week. A decision is expected in the next few days. (© FlaglerLive)

In the case of an FPC girl who wrote bigoted threats about her teacher last December, the prosecution is making outlandish claims that it was act of terrorism, stretching the meaning of a 2018 law passed after the Parkland massacre. The law does not apply, as even the prosecution acknowledged the case’s weaknesses.

Parent Who Allegedly Threatened to Burn Down Bunnell Elementary Over Racism Faces Felony Charge–and Potential Hate Crime

November 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

The incident took place at Bunnell Elementary on Nov. 6. (© FlaglerLive)

A 23-year-old parent of two children at Bunnell Elementary accused school staff of being racist and was heard allegedly threatening to burn down the school. The sheriff’s office forwarded a felony charge to the State Attorney’s Office and recommended a more serious charge under the state’s hate-crime law.

Zero Tolerance For Threatening Students? Not Exactly: Flagler District Enacts More Reasoned Approach

October 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Threat-assessment teams on each of Flagler County's 10 school campuses mean that a law enforcement response to threats isn't always necessary. (© FlaglerLive)

Even though one law calls for zero tolerance regarding threats on campus, another requires local districts to use a “threat assessment tool” that opposes zero tolerance and applies more careful, less drastic responses to students or anyone making threats.

Baseless Claims of a “Shoot Up” at Indian Trails Middle School Spread Through Snapchat

May 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The alleged threat targeting Indian Trails Middle School, which proved groundless, began spreading late Wednesday evening on Snapchat. (© FlaglerLive)

Indian Trails students received a Snapchat message warning them not to go to school today for fear of a shooting, a claim that grew out of a misunderstanding tied to a student who’d made threats before.

Rumored Threat of Retaliation For Curtis Gray Killing ‘Unfounded’ as Security Is Beefed Up at FPC

April 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The unfounded rumor about possible retaliation related to the shooting death of 18-year-old FPC student Curtis Gray reflects continuing concern by law enforcement and the school district over further consequences from the shooting.

DeSantis Blames Broward Sheriff For Murder of 22; Attorney Charges ‘Scandalously False Allegations’

March 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel

A bill of particulars Suspended Sheriff Scott Israel’s case includes allegations related to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and an attack at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Supreme Court Impanels Grand Jury to ‘Investigate Crime’ and ‘Return Indictments’ on School Safety

February 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Chief Judge Jack Tuter, of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County, will preside over the grand jury. (17th Judicial Circuit)

Chief Judge Jack Tuter, of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County, will preside over the panel, which will meet for one year and will be comprised of jurors drawn from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, according to the order.

Matanzas High Student, 16, Arrested Over School-Shooting Threat on Snapchat and Blames Bullying

February 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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The 16-year-old Palm Coast girl allegedly made threats against other girls at school she claims had been bullying her, but she now faces a felony charge and expulsion from Matanzas High School.

Buddy Taylor Student, 13, Alleged Target of Bullying, Arrested For Threatening to Shoot Up School During Xbox Game

February 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

You're it. (© FlaglerLive)

The student was playing on Xbox Live with two friends when he made threats to bomb and shoot up the school as he was losing. He acknowledged anger issues but faces a felony.

Yet Another Student Is Arrested, At FPC, Over School Shooting Threats, Capping Exasperating Week

December 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Flagler Palm Coast High School students and faculty were unaware until today that a student had seven days ago allegedly threatened to carry out a school shooting, a threat reported by two witnesses only today. The student said he was joking. (© FlaglerLive)

In the fourth school-safety incident in five school days, yet another student, a 16-year-old attending Flagler Palm Coast High School, was arrested today on allegations that he threatened to shoot up the school.

Two More Students, Both 13, Face Charges Over Shooting Threats Targeting Indian Trails Middle

December 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The threats were reported by a girl who witnessed them on an after-school bus. (© FlaglerLive)

The reported threats on an after-school bus was the third incident in the last five school days resulting in charges or arrests involving a total of five students.

‘Culture Change’ Needed In Schools as Parkland Massacre Commission Finalizes Its Work

December 12, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A medallion bearing the image of one of the students murdered in the Parkland school massacre in February. (NSF)

The panel will ask the Legislature to impose sanctions if school districts failed to put into effect some of the school-safety measures, including measures already required by law, such as active-shooter drills.

Buddy Taylor Middle Student Arrested With Loaded Gun in Math Class; .45 Was Stolen From Unlocked Car on Point Pleasant

December 7, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 55 Comments

A 14-year-old student brought a loaded semi-automatic gun to Buddy Taylor Middle School today. (© FlaglerLive)

A 14-year-old student was arrested for bringing a loaded gun to Buddy Taylor Middle School today. The gun had been reported stolen out of an unlocked car in Palm Coast in April.

Supreme Court Clears Release of Parkland Massacre Videos School Board Sought to Block

August 22, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A video still from surveillance footage outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after the Feb. 14 massacre began.

The order sides with a coalition of news organizations and ordered the release of footage from the afternoon of Feb. 14, when 17 people were killed at the school.

At Buddy Taylor Middle, Dress-Code Violation Escalates to Arrest Over Threats of Suicide and School Shooting

August 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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The arrest of a 15-year-old student at Buddy Taylor Middle School Thursday is the year’s first instance of a student allegedly threatening an attack on fellow students, faculty–and herself.

School Massacre Commission Told Emergency Communications Problems Are Not Restricted To Broward

July 11, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri

Emergency calls from Parkland are shepherded by two separate communication centers, depending on whether the caller uses a cell phone or landline.

Shot By Shot Recreation of Cruz Rampage Through School Highlights Commission’s First Day

April 24, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Victims of an AR-15 and 300 rounds of ammunition. (NSF)

The first meeting of a 16-member commission studying the Parkland school massacre included a chilling recreation of the shot by shot progression of Nikolas Cruz through the school.

16-Member Commission Will ‘Investigate System Failures’ in Parkland School Massacre

April 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Andrew Pollack, a member of the commission, is the father of 18-year-old daughter Meadow Jade, who was one of the 17 students and staff killed at the high school in Parkland in February. (NSF)

The commission will review Florida’s policies for dealing with “active assailants” on school campuses, with a comparison to “best practices” policies around the nation.

A Palm Coast Resident Says “School Shooting” In a Facebook Video That Has Nothing To Do with School Shootings. Cops Show Up.

April 18, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Tony Lagano, 35, of Palm Coast, describes himself as an artist and a musician who won't censor himself. (Facebook)

Tony Lagano, 35, was upset over a family court issue and alluded to a school shooting in a sarcastic Facebook video last week, only to be visited by sheriff’s deputies.

7 New Sheriff’s Deputies, 143% Cost Increase as Outline of Flagler’s School Safety Takes Shape

April 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

For Flagler schools, safety is a whole new mandate. Superintendent Jim Tager, left, has been negotiating a new contract for school resource deputies with Sheriff Rick Staly. School Board members Trevor Tucker (the board chairman), center, and Andy Dance are to Tager's left. (© FlaglerLive)

Sheriff Staly and Superintendent Tager are negotiating an increase of the school deputies’ program to $1.8 million split 50-50, with the schools’ share paid by the state and the sheriff’s by the County Commission.

Suspended Student Feared To Have a Weapon at Bunnell Elementary Fence Triggers Alert, and Arrest

March 7, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Bunnell Elementary is surrounded by residential neighborhoods and is a broad, open campus.

A student who’d been suspended earlier in the day is facing arrest for assault was seen at a Bunnell Elementary fence with what looked like a weapon near dismissal time Wednesday afternoon, causing a lockdown.

House Edges Closer to Vote on Bill Mixing Guns With School Safety and New Limits

March 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The massacre at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School is reverberating through state policy. (© NSF)

Those younger than 21 would be prohibited from buying rifles, others would have a 3-day waiting period. Coaches and others could be “deputized” as school marshals.

Senate Passes Safety Plan, Including Armed Teacher Program and $97 Million for More School Cops

March 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

A memorial for the victims of the Parkland massacre. (NSF)

Flagler County would be in line for a substantial increase in dollars allocated for school resource deputies, and would have the authority to implement a school marshal program.

For Sheriff and Flagler Schools, Clear Accord: No to Arming Teachers, Yes to More Deputies

March 5, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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At a joint news conference later this week, Sheriff Rick Staly and Superintendent Jim Tager will outline new security measures and initiatives and a plan for additional school deputies, but no weaponizing of teachers.

“Do 17 Good Deeds”
Many Join Students Marching Across Flagler Beach Bridge For Gun Sense and Safety

March 2, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

The students' march ended at Veterans Park during First Friday, where the names of the 17 victims of the Parkland massacre were read out loud as students held signs of the the names of those killed. Click on the image for larger view. (© FlaglerLive)

A march of about 200 people across the Flagler Beach Bridge drew students, faculty, administrators and politicians and ended in a brief stand at First Friday for safety measures in schools.

Gov. Scott Pleads For More Cops In Schools as Safety Plans Provoke Divisions

March 2, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Scott’s $500 million package would require, among other things, school boards to assign a law enforcement officer to each school and at least one resource officer for every 1,000 students.

After Parkland Massacre, Friday’s Student-Led March Across Flagler Beach Bridge Aims for Solidarity of the Possible

March 1, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

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The march head toward First Friday was organized by Flagler Palm Coast High’s Tyler Perry, mixing solidarity with students in South Florida with more local goals about safety.

Ban on Assault-Type Guns Fails in Raucous Hearing, Training and Arming Teachers Passes

February 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

The scene inside the Senate Rules Committee hearing room Monday. (NSF)

The intense debate came during a Senate Rules Committee hearing on a broad package addressing school safety, guns and mental health, in response to this month’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 people, including 14 students, dead.

As Calls For Broward Sheriff’s Removal Mount, Scott Orders Investigation of School Shooting Response

February 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is facing calls to resign. (Facebook)

The directive came as House Speaker Richard Corcoran sent a letter co-signed by 73 Republican House members requesting that Scott suspend Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, a Democrat.

School Shooting Survivors Demand Change in Tallahassee, But NRA-Backed Bills Only “Paused”

February 21, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School faced legislators today, demanding action, but got few assurances. (News Service of Florida)

Students turned into activists as they cried, pleaded and argued with lawmakers Wednesday in the state Capitol, but they made limited gains, if any, with pro-gun bills merely paused.

Court Sees No Crime in Sarasota High Student’s Tweeted Threats to “Shoot Up” His School

September 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A 16-year-old high school student who repeatedly threatened on Twitter to shoot up his school in Sarasota did not commit a crime because his threats were not directed at anyone in particular, the second District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday.

Unfounded Threat Briefly Lifts Flagler Schools’ Status to Yellow, Increasing Cop Presence

January 26, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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An unfounded threat reported third-hand to Flagler school officials this morning and mirroring a threat in Florida’s Panhandle prompted the district to raise its security status to yellow before reverting back to normal.

School Officials Tamp Down Credibility of Threatening Message on Matanzas High School Wall

April 16, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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The message–“I am going To shoot up the School Tomorrow Happy Friday” is believed to be a hoax spreading on social media, and made to appear as if it had been scrawled on a bathroom wall at Matanzas High School.

Student Ronny Ahmed, Paralyzed From Waist Down in FSU Shooting, Is Determined to Graduate

November 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The student who was critically injured in Thursday’s shooting at Florida State University is paralyzed from the waist down, but still determined to realize his dream of becoming a biomedical engineer, his sister told reporters.

All Flagler Elementary Schools Will Have School Cops This Year, Even as SRD Total Won’t Change

July 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

The Flagler School district approved a plan that spreads its five full-time School Resource Deputies between 11 schools, reducing FPC’s cops to one full-timer, with the other dividing time between three elementary schools, and cops at two middle schools covering an elementary school each.

Your Backpack Please: Florida Appeal Court Rules Legal Search Based on Anonymous Tip

December 27, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A high school student who took a loaded gun to school argued that the search of his back-pack, based on an anonymous tip, was illegal. A 2-1 ruling of the Third District Court of Appeal disagreed.

Sparks, Nevada

October 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Today, a DUI not only can earn you prison time, but also can thwart your education options and permanently alter your career aspirations. Drunken drivers are punished by a torrent of national condemnation. Why can we not summon the same collective rage when it comes to guns?

Will Gerald Hofer, Feared School Attacker in December, Is Sentenced to Probation

May 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Will Gerald Hofer, the 20-year-old who led police on a daylong chase in December over fears that he might attack a local school, was sentenced to three years’ probation Monday morning, with possibility of early probation termination. He was freed after spending five months in jail.

School Security’s Buy-A-Cop Delusions

February 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

The Flagler County School board this week will debate adoption of a new security plan that includes adding armed cops in elementary schools. The approach would be costly, ineffective, and more emotional than intelligent. Smarter approaches–and far greater priorities–abound.

Put God Back in Public Schools?

January 5, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

If we’re going to put God back in schools, which God are we talking about? Adam Hamilton, founding pastor of a United Methodist Church, calmly argues against the notion that God has ever left the public schools, and need not be forced back in.

Flagler Schools Considering Public Color-Coded Emergency System to Signal Lockdowns

December 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Before the Newtown massacre but after a close call with a student who threatened to attack a school last week, Flagler school and sheriff’s officials met to devise a system that would let people know in real time when a school, college or day care center was in lockdown.

A Nation of Bullies: Our Children Are Watching. And Waiting.

February 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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From Columbine to Tucson, Americans have been watching and waiting for the nation to take bullying seriously. Heather Beaven argues that as victims keep falling, the nation is still waiting.

President Bill Clinton’s Speech on the Columbine High School Massacre

February 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Full text of President Bill Clinton’s speech to the Columbine High School community in Littleton, Colo., on May 20, 1999, following the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999, in which senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves.

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