States consider drones to stop school shootings

(The Center Square) – The first drones intended to stop school shootings from Campus Guardian Angel are set to go live Friday at Deltona High School.

Florida’s legislature has appropriated $557,000 to have drones in the Broward, Leon, and Volusia school districts, with Deltona High School being the first. Georgia has also appropriated $550,000 for drones in five of their high schools, yet to be decided by the State’s Department of Education.

“Georgia went from first conversations to funding a pilot through the legislature in maybe 120 days,” CEO and co-founder of Campus Guardian Angel Justin Marston told The Center Square, which is lightning speed for Congress.

Many other states are interested in piloting these drones. So far, Florida and Georgia have appropriated the funds to test out the drones for a year, with hope of expanding. The drones cost about $8 per student for the pilot program. If the schools want to keep the drones, the cost drops to $4 per student.<...