@LisaLeslie joins the chorus during #afcpolicysummit: parents are the key to making changes in #schoolchoice. #edreform #edchat #education1 hour agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit on having more celebrities on #schoolchoice bandwagon: they get it. Biggest challenge getting involved: time2 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit: left her newly-built home and moved 45 minutes away for better school #schoolchoice #edreform2 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit: I know what it's like to be under served and be stuck in that zip code #schoolchoice #edreform2 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie talks about being underserved in education at #afcpolicysummit. Was on the honor roll, but didn't score well on the SAT.2 hours agoReplyRetweet
New school, #schoolchoice: "just the change I needed" http://t.co/zEKM8TR8dw #edreform #edpolicy #edFL #legFL #Sayfie http://t.co/zcWEsNumR32 hours agoReplyRetweet
@kevinpchavous at #afcpolicysummit: we need each and every option for our children. One size does not fit all. #schoolchoice #edreform3 hours agoReplyRetweet
Sandeep Thomas got his H.S. degree online. He's speaking today at the #afcpolicysummit, talking about #schoolchoice and opportunities3 hours agoReplyRetweet
RT @PEFNC: Doug Tuthill, Step Up pres: lowest performing students using scholarships, keep up with students across country3 hours agoReplyRetweet
@mmccurry: #Schoolchoice centrism is antidote for broken politics http://t.co/VncBo23MJt #edreform #edpolicy #AFCPolicySummit #edFL #Sayfie3 hours agoReplyRetweet

Companion bill filed for private school safety measure in Florida

By on January 22, 2013

There is now a House companion to a Senate bill in Florida that would require private schools to get safety alerts just like public schools.

Rep. Mike La Rosa, R-St. Cloud, filed HB 369 Monday. It’s a counterpart to SB 284, filed by Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City. Both bills would require emergency response agencies to notify private schools about bombs, fire threats and other major incidents just like they do now with public schools. Only private schools that opt into a school district’s emergency notification policy would be affected. (More here).

School safety is expected to be a leading education issue in the Legislature this year in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn. The session begins March 5.

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Ron Matus is editor of redefinED and assistant director for policy & public affairs at Step Up for Students. He joined Step Up in February 2012 after 20 years in journalism, including eight years as an education reporter with the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times). Ron can be reached at rmatus@stepupforstudents.org or (813) 402-0207. Follow him on Twitter @redefinEDonline and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/redefinedonline.
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