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District presents FSAT results and new campus security steps; staff report 1,171 threat assessments in 2024–25
Summary
The district reviewed the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool (FSAT) results and outlined security upgrades — cameras, card readers, storeroom locks — in response to new state requirements and local threat assessments. Officials reported about 1,171 threat assessments in 2024–25 and said roughly 80% were resolved early via triage.
Marion County School District’s Safe Schools team presented the district’s annual Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool (FSAT) review on Sept. 18, describing planned campus hardening projects and reporting the district threat-assessment activity for the 2024–25 school year.
Why it matters: The FSAT is a state-required process that identifies campus vulnerabilities and informs investments in surveillance, access control and other safety measures; district staff tied FSAT work to grant funding and compliance inspections by the Florida Department of Education Office of Safe Schools.
Planned safety upgrades - Cameras and access control: The district said it will add more exterior and door cameras (including front-door verification cameras), install additional door buzzers where systems are insufficient and expand card-reader access to designated doors at all campuses. Staff noted that Senate Bill 1470 language requires media centers…
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