Broward school district hiring civilian safe school officers

FORT LAUDERDALE – The Broward County Public Schools district is looking to hire dozens more armed guards to patrol its schools. They have about 40 openings for armed safe school officers, these are civilians who will be responsible for keeping schools safe. The positions are open right now and school police are hoping to get these so-called guardians in the hallways of schools as soon as possible. This type of position was created after the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in an effort to add an extra layer of security to school campuses. School police said they hope these…