Sarasota schools report most state safety inspections cleared; training and fingerprinting changes under way

A safety and security team update to the Sarasota County School Board on March 4 said the district has completed its district compliance visits for all 57 schools and that the Florida Department of Education has begun its three‑year cycle of state inspections.

The briefing, delivered by a safety and security presenter and introduced by Superintendent Conner, said state inspectors have reviewed 14 schools in the current quarter. "We've had 9 of those 14 go through the inspection without any blemish whatsoever," the presenter said, adding that 56% of schools inspected to date had no violations and 79% had either no violations or only minor paperwork issues.

The update covered multiple operational topics the district is addressing. The district identified a main compliance gap in certifications for threat management; it said those certificates were reissued after work with the district threat management…