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Office of Safe Schools quarterly compliance report: 14 inspections, 11 with no deficiencies
Summary
District official reported results of the Florida Office of Safe Schools' third-quarter compliance inspections: 14 schools inspected or reinspected (25.45% of district schools), and 11 of those had no safety requirement deficiencies; details are confidential and the board asked for a closed-session review of the three noncompliant schools
District risk-management and safety staff summarized the Florida Department of Education Office of Safe Schools third-quarter compliance inspection report for Marion County Public Schools at the April 17 meeting.
The office conducts unannounced inspections and documents compliance with state school safety requirements. According to the district summary presented to the board, 14 Marion County schools were inspected or reinspected this quarter (about 25.45% of district schools); 11 of those schools showed no deficiencies with required school-safety requirements. Specific inspection details are confidential to preserve campus security.
Board Member Dr. Campbell asked whether the board could receive a closed session briefing on the three schools found to be out of compliance; the district agreed to provide a confidential update to the board as allowed under state confidentiality rules about safety inspections.
Ending: The board received the summary and asked staff to provide a confidential briefing on the schools with noted deficiencies.
