Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, each charter school governing board will be required to ensure that instruction on the use of FortifyFL is provided to students within the first 5 days of each school year. The instruction must be age and developmentally appropriate and include the consequences for making a threat or false report.
Florida Statute 943.082 states that if, following an investigation, it is determined that a person knowingly submitted a false tip through FortifyFL, the Internet protocol (IP) address of the device on which the tip was submitted will be provided to law enforcement agencies for further investigation, and the reporting party may be subject to criminal penalties under s. 837.05. In all other circumstances, unless the reporting party has chosen to disclose his or her identity, the report will remain anonymous.
