12/17/18: Safety Lawsuit Against Duval Schools; Andrew Gillum’s Impact; Cole Pepper




First Coast Connect With Melissa Ross show

Summary: The lawsuit against Duval County Public Schools for hiring armed staffers to patrol school grounds has been refiled, after the initial one was rejected on technical grounds. Local parents are arguing that the school system has gone outside the law in placing armed assistants on school campus who are not sworn police officers. We spoke to Patti Brigham , president of the League of Women Voters of Florida , former Duval County School Board member Scott Shine, and Wendy Hughes , the CEO of Mental