Safety in Schools
Their mission is to safeguard the most precious assets of our communities — our children. Through proactive measures and rapid response strategies, their angel guards are committed to creating an environment where every child can thrive without fear.
Each angel guard builds a lasting “family-feeling” relationship with their students and fosters safety and protection.
Recently, Angel Force Protection expanded its security services to include all of Lighthouse Christian schools and Santa Rosa Christian School.
“I’m incredibly honored and thrilled to expand our mission of protecting children across the state of Florida through Angel Force Protection,” founder Joshua Yirkovsky said. “Every campus we serve is a chance to give kids and faculty the safety they deserve. My Angel Guards set the new standard! This is more than a contract — it’s our calling.”
Angel Force Protection also partners with Rocky Bayou Christian School in Okaloosa County and the team is excited to bring its services to Santa Rosa County.
Two angel guards are assigned to each school that partners with Angel Force Protection. Their job is to protect the school and ultimately allow children to learn in a safe and free environment.
“We are a proactive organization in a society that has been reactive regarding safety in our school system,” Yirkovsky said.
Founded in April of 2024, Angel Force Protection takes preemptive measures to prevent danger in schools.
“It’s spotting red flags that kids or staff may be showing, seeing bad guys with smiles on their faces, recognizing them, learning the intricacies of the school and the children to a point where they can tell if something’s wrong, and guide them to a position where they can talk to someone,” he said. “It’s educating children in advance on firearm safety, active shooter safety, and let them know what dangers are there; and that they’re safe as long as they’re educated on it and have our angel guards with them.”
Currently, a school resource officer (SRO) is assigned to a public school, and their job is to protect the school.
Yirkovsky wants to be clear that he is not trying to take away anything from the police force.
“I want to work in conjunction with them,” he said. “This is not about replacing police. It’s about placing the right protectors in the right roles.”
School resource officers have been around for years and years, and they are police officers at the end of the day, Yirkovsky added.
“The goal is to get the police where they’re supposed to be, and that is in the police force protecting our streets. Police officers are underappreciated and overworked already. Basically, we want to allow them to do their job,” Yirkovsky said. “And we want to let teachers do their job, which is to teach.”
Angel Force Protection is looking at longevity. Yirkovsky said the organization plans to establish long-term relationships with schools on the Emerald Coast.
One thing that sets Angel Force apart is that all the angel guards protecting the school are exclusively veterans.
“Military war veterans are a different breed,” he said.
Angel guards are equipped physically, mentally and emotionally to handle any possible danger in our schools and prevent it from escalating.
Angel Force Protection not only provides security, but it also employs veterans, bringing them back into society and employing them in a way they are qualified.
“In my opinion, there’s nothing more important than the protection of our children.”
Angel Force Protection
www.angelfp.com
850-797-5288