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Superintendent highlights safety report; district says metal-detector rollout is "going very well"
Summary
Safety director reported 36 school inspections with 91.7% compliance; board and staff described the metal-detector rollout at several high schools and said there have been no weapons discoveries so far.
Captain Todd Smith, director of safety and security for Volusia County Schools, presented the district's annual safety report and said it was prepared in accordance with Florida law and district policy 5.11. Smith reported that 36 schools were inspected during the preceding calendar year and that 33 were found in compliance, or 91.7%.
Superintendent Carmen Balgobin thanked the safety team and law enforcement partners for behind-the-scenes work and said the district is committed…
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