Security increased at Central Florida schools after mass shooting in Texas

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Following the bloodbath of 17 folks within the Stoneman Douglas Excessive Faculty taking pictures in 2018, a useful resource officer may be discovered on each public college campus in Florida, together with different safety measures equivalent to extra locked doorways and picture ID clearance. Now, although, Central Florida colleges are reinforcing safety measures in response to the lethal taking pictures of 19 kids and two adults at an elementary college in Uvalde, Texas.

The mass taking pictures on Tuesday prompted requests from a number of Central Florida college districts for a heightened regulation enforcement presence on campus throughout their final days of the 2021-22 college 12 months.

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The Leesburg Police Division mentioned Tuesday it will make further useful resource officers out there all through the ultimate week of sophistication for college students in Lake County colleges, who go on summer season break after courses finish Friday. The district mentioned on Twitter that it had requested the assistance from its regulation enforcement companions.

In Orange County, the place Wednesday marks the final day of college earlier than summer season break, the district mentioned in an announcement that officers will spend time through the break to strengthen security procedures, in addition to to coach its staff on react when confronted “with any menace to their campus and work location.”

Wednesday can also be the final day earlier than the break in Seminole County, the place the district described the taking pictures in Uvalde as a horrific occasion that no household ought to ever need to be confronted with.

“Our colleges ought to all the time be a secure place for studying for our youngsters and educators,” Seminole County Public Faculties mentioned in recorded message to oldsters. “…Whereas at present is each an early launch day and the conclusion of our faculty 12 months, please know that our space regulation enforcement companions together with our devoted college useful resource officers and deputies might be on elevated alert and additional vigilant to make sure our college students have a secure and easy transition into their summer season break.”

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The Osceola County Faculty District mentioned in an announcement on Fb that its colleges would have further security precautions and regulation enforcement presence on Wednesday, sharing details about the place college students can go to search out psychological well being assets.

The final day earlier than summer season break for Osceola County college students is Thursday. All Central Florida college districts — aside from Volusia, which has its final day on June 3 — will wrap up by Friday.

These adjustments and extra got here hours after the lethal taking pictures in Uvalde, the tragedy bringing again reminiscences of the Stoneman Douglas taking pictures in Parkland.

Manuel Oliver, whose son was killed within the 2018 taking pictures, mentioned he’s as soon as once more overcome with emotion.

“To any household that has misplaced a child at present. I do know the ache,” Oliver mentioned. “…I simply don’t perceive how come a complete society doesn’t get up after this information.”

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Cameron Kasky, who survived the Parkland college taking pictures, mentioned folks can’t sustain with the variety of shootings taking place within the U.S. any longer.

“You may’t sustain anymore,” Kasky mentioned, “…what I’ve seen in Parkland and these different horrible shootings, it adjustments folks perpetually.”