Okaloosa and Walton County School districts are both considering training and arming school staff members under the State of Florida’s Guardian Program. The program allows Florida school districts to train and arm staff members but excludes classroom teachers unless the teacher is an active duty service member, current or former law enforcement officer or a JROTC instructor. Okaloosa County School District Superintendent Marcus Chambers said he is ready to ask the  School Board to adopt the Guardian Program. In Walton County, Superintendent Russell Hughes said that he is in the process of proposing a form of the Guardian Program to the Walton County School Board before the next school year.