FS3 HELD ITS FIRST ANNUAL FLORIDA SCHOOL SAFETY SUMMIT IN JUNE 2023. THE CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE THE STATE OF FLORIDA PLACES ON KEEPING ALL SCHOOLS SAFE. THE EVENT'S THEME WAS "PARTNERSHIPS IN SCHOOL SECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH." IT EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL SAFETY PROFESSIONALS WORKING ALONGSIDE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COUNTERPARTS. THE SUMMIT FEATURED AN EXPO HALL WHICH INCLUDED SCHOOL SAFETY EXHIBITORS AND VARIOUS SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BENEFIT DISTRICT SECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. APPROXIMATELY 305 ATTENDEES, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 80 WERE SCHOOL SAFETY SPECIALISTS, ATTENDED THIS INAUGURAL CONFERENCE.