Duval County High school students are back in the classroom after making their way through increased security.

The Fortify Florida app, also called FortifyFL, was created by the state in 2018, as part of a response to the Parkland school shooting in which 17 students and staff members were killed. For example, 437 anonymous tips were reported through Fortify Florida in the month of January 2021. The survey showed that 62 percent of tips coming into the Fortify Florida app were spam, and only 27 percent were actionable. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Annie White, who presented information on the Fortify Florida app to the commission on Wednesday, said the app has seen “abuse of the system” because state law requires reporting to remain anonymous. Schacter proposed extending the survey to all school districts to get a “full picture” of the statewide app’s effectiveness.