Florida education officials announced Monday the three school districts that will be part of a pilot program to explore the use of drones for school safety and security.

The three districts that will take part in the new Campus Guardian Angel Pilot Program are Broward, Leon and Volusia counties.

Designed to respond faster than any human could during an active shooter situation, the nonlethal drones are capable of confronting a shooter within seconds of a threat being detected.

They were developed by a company called Campus Guardian Angels, led by Austin-based CEO Justin Marston.

“The key thing with what we’re doing is we put the drones on site already — just like the sprinkler system is there already,” Marston said. “Because we’re there already, we can respond really fast. Our goal is

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