FL S1886

Requires each district school board to adopt a policy distinguishing acts that pose a serious threat to school safety (reportable to law enforcement) from petty acts of misconduct and minor misdemeanors (handled within school discipline system).

Mandates comprehensive training for school administrators and teachers on the negative consequences of juvenile arrests and in-school alternatives to law enforcement involvement for petty misconduct.

Requires district school boards to enter into agreements with county sheriffs and local police specifying roles for school resource officers and circumstances where misdemeanors and petty offenses may be handled through alternatives to arrest rather than law enforcement reporting.

Requires school principals to send written incident reports to the superintendent when a student is arrested for acts posing a serious threat to school safety.

Mandates that by September 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, each school district submit its zero tolerance policies to the Department of Education for compliance verification.