State v. J.A.

SHEVIN, Judge.

The State of Florida appeals an order granting J.A.’s motion to suppress physical evidence discovered during a weapons search at a public high school. We treat the appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari.1 We find *318that the trial court’s order departs from the essential requirements of law, and therefore grant certiorari and quash the order.

Responding to the growing presence of firearms and other weapons in public schools, and the dangerous and deleterious effects of these weapons on the learning environment, the Dade County School Board [“Board”] adopted a policy authorizing…