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School district says safety self-assessment is compliant; board to submit report to state

5968527 · October 21, 2025
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Summary

District safety and security staff told the board the schools completed required safety risk assessments, the draft district-level assessment is marked compliant and will be submitted to the state for review and possible school-hardening grants.

John Verity, the district’s safety and security lead, presented the Highlands County School Board with the annual Florida safety and security best-practices self-assessment on Oct. 10 and said the district-level report — once approved — will be submitted to the Florida Department of Education.

Verity told the board that each school completed its individual safety-risk assessment on time and that the district draft was marked compliant…

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