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Quarterly HB 1473 safety report: 21 schools inspected; two deficiencies found and promptly fixed, district says
Summary
Captain Todd Smith reported to the Volusia County School Board that 21 schools were inspected or reinspected as part of the quarter's requirements under Florida House Bill 1473; 19 had no safety deficiencies, and the two deficiencies cited were resolved or attributable to a same-day operational issue.
Captain Todd Smith, director of safety and security for Volusia County Schools, told the school board at a February 2025 workshop that 21 schools were inspected or reinspected during the quarter in accordance with House Bill 1473 and district policy 511. Smith said 19 of the 21 schools had no school safety requirement deficiencies.
"There are hundreds of ways that a school can fail this audit," Smith said, emphasizing the inspections' detail: "If a single door is…
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