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School safety chief reports eight compliance issues, all corrected within 24 hours
Summary
Chief Jimmy Williams told the Leon County School Board that, per new legislation tied to House Bill 1473, the district recorded eight school-safety noncompliance items in the last quarter; all were addressed the same day and remedied within 24 hours and reported to the Florida Department of Education.
Chief Jimmy Williams, the district’s school safety chief, told the Leon County School Board the district filed its second quarterly report under recent legislation tied to House Bill 1473 and logged eight noncompliance findings during the most recent quarter.
“In this last quarter we had 8 non compliance issues noted, each of which were handled on the very same day reported as required by law to DOE,” Williams said. “These 8 non compliance issues...were handled in the same day and were remedied within 24 hours and reported to DOE as required by law. I have an executive set of records here. At any time if you all would like to come review them in our office you're welcome to.”
The report to the board was framed as a compliance update: Williams said the district documented actions taken at the school level and provided the required reports to the Florida Department of Education.
Board members asked whether upcoming state session proposals might affect local practice. A board member asked whether the session had produced proposals affecting after‑hours locked gates and other site controls. Williams said he had heard “there will be requests to deregulate some of the after hours locked gates, locked doors to help ease that pressure off of the site administrators and the employees and staff there.”
A board member also asked whether lawmakers were considering changes to app‑based anonymous reporting systems. Williams said the district uses an app in addition to Fortify Florida and that the district’s anonymous reporting tool is not solely for school safety but for other issues as well. He said he would try to learn more about legislative proposals and report back.
The district offered to make the executive records available for any board member who wants to review the documentation in person.
The board did not take any formal action during the update; the report was presented for information and compliance oversight.
