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WATCH: Brevard School Board To Host Series of Meetings on Guardian Program Before Tentative Vote May 8

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38 PERCENT OF SCHOOL Personnel WILLING TO BE ARMED SCHOOL GUARDIAN

ABOVE VIDEO: Part I (Part II and III below) – The Brevard County School Board discusses a variety of topics, including school safety, during last Tuesday’s board meeting in Viera.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA– The Brevard County School Board is hosting a series of meetings to hear more from Brevard Public Schools staff and community members before deciding on a proposal to arm staff guardians who could stop school shooters. 

The board tentatively will vote on the proposal May 8.

Last week, the board listened to over 50 plus BPS staff members and citizens on the proposal to arm staff guardians. The meeting lasted nearly five and a half hours as each speaker was allowed to three minutes to be heard.

Residents who wish to speak or have questions during the upcoming meetings will once again have up to three minutes to be heard.

In the case of large crowds, not everyone who signs up will get an opportunity to voice an opinion within the scheduled 90 minutes.

Another opportunity to speak will be provided at the school board meeting on the night of the tentative vote on May 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Educational Support Facility in Viera.

The Brevard County School Board is hosting a series of meetings to hear more from Brevard Public Schools staff and community members before deciding on a proposal to arm staff guardians who could stop school shooters. (Image by Brevard County School Board)

BPS employees can attend any of the following five 90-minute meetings with a BPS badge:

District 2-John Craig 

  • Monday, April 23
  • Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High
  • 5-6:30 p.m.

District 3-Tina Descovich  

  • Tuesday, April 24
  • Palm Bay High
  • 5-6:30 p.m.

District 5-Andy Ziegler    

  • Monday, April 30
  • Bayside High, Palm Bay
  • 5-6:30 p.m.

District 4-Matt Susin   

  • Tuesday, May 1
  • Brevard County School Board, Viera
  • 5-6:30 p.m.

*PLEASE NOTE: This location has been changed from Rockledge High* School

District 1-Misty Belford        

  • Monday, May 7
  • Jackson Middle, Titusville
  • 5-6:30 p.m.
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The following 90-minute town-hall style meetings are open to the public:

District 3-Tina Descovich

  • Tuesday, April 24
  • Palm Bay Magnet High School, Melbourne
  • 7- 8:30 p.m.

District 4-Matt Susin

  • Tuesday, May 1
  • Brevard County School Board, Viera
  • 7- 8:30 p.m.

*PLEASE NOTE: This location has been changed from Rockledge High School

District 1-Misty Belford

  • Monday, May 7
  • Jackson Middle School, Titusville
  • 7- 8:30 p.m.

Click here for more information about the guardian program. New information will be added as it becomes available.

ABOVE VIDEO: Part III – The Brevard County School Board discusses a variety of topics, including school safety, during Tuesday’s board meeting in Viera.

ABOVE VIDEO: Part II – The Brevard County School Board discusses a variety of topics, including school safety, during Tuesday’s board meeting in Viera.

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