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Florida Names Broward, Leon and Volusia for State Pilot of Nonlethal School Safety Drones

Deployment is slated for early 2026 following integration with existing alert protocols.

Overview

  • Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas announced the three pilot districts and confirmed roughly $557,000 in state funding.
  • The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office detailed a new partnership with Campus Guardian Angel and set an early‑2026 start for implementation.
  • Officials say the drones will tie into Alyssa Alert to deliver real‑time audio and video to school security teams and law enforcement.
  • The company describes onboard sirens, lights, loudspeakers, pepper spray and ramming as nonlethal options, with claimed dispatch in seconds guided remotely from an Austin operations center using a digital twin of each school.
  • Broward’s superintendent said the district will begin with a single campus, likely a high school, as the pilot assesses effectiveness and potential costs the company estimates at $4 to $8 per student per month.