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DeSoto schools consider fire academy at DeSoto High to expand vocational options

5834734 · September 11, 2025
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Superintendent Dr. Bennett said the district and local fire officials are discussing a possible fire academy at DeSoto High, using space behind the Turner Center and a vocational classroom; planning could target the next school year.

District leaders are exploring a fire‑academy program at DeSoto High School to give students vocational training tied to local workforce needs, Superintendent Dr. Bennett said at the school board meeting. Dr. Bennett said he met with the local fire chief and that facilities behind the Turner…

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