New School Safety Dashboard pulls back curtain on statewide safety data

The University of Florida, along with Safe Schools for Alex, an organization started by the father of Parkland shooting victim Alex Schachter, have released a new, comprehensive school safety dashboard. It provides information on everything from violence in schools to mental health resources.

The dashboard pulls in data from the Florida Department of Education, which has supported the effort, U.S. Census reports and more. It compiles the information all in one place to make it easier to absorb and digest. "When parents drop their kids off, they really have no idea about what's happening inside the classroom," Max Schachter, Alex's father, said.