The violence in Tallahassee is a far cry from Chicago and Miami-Dade County, a Leon County Sheriff's Office captain said, but the city's youth don't necessarily see it that way, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. At a school board meeting Tuesday night, Captain Bobby Green highlighted the urgency law enforcement and school administrators feel about the recent surge in weapons brought to campuses and a spate of shootings that has captured headlines in the capital city. At least eight students have been accused of bringing a weapon to school since the beginning of the school year, according to reports.

The violence in Tallahassee is a far cry from Chicago and Miami-Dade County, a Leon County Sheriff's Office captain said, but the city's youth don't necessarily see it that way, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. At a school board meeting Tuesday night, Captain Bobby Green highlighted the urgency law enforcement and school administrators feel about the recent surge in weapons brought to campuses and a spate of shootings that has captured headlines in the capital city. At least eight students have been accused of bringing a weapon to school since the beginning of the school year, according to reports.

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