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District creates director of school safety position through internal restructuring
Summary
The board heard a proposal to restructure school-police reporting and create a director to oversee safety and threat management; staff said the move is cost-neutral and that the position would be armed.
District staff briefed the Duval County School Board on a restructuring that creates a new director-level position to oversee safety and threat management in the school‑police division.
Staff said the change repurposes existing positions and is cost‑neutral: money from collapsed or reassigned positions will fund the new director role without increasing overall expenditures. "There was some restructuring that occurred in the school police division," a staff member said, adding that the new position will oversee the district’s safety and threat-management team and create operational efficiency.
Board members asked about the size of the new reporting structure; staff said the director would supervise five supervisors under the new organization and that the structure could change later if additional resources are required. When asked whether the position would require the supervisor to be armed, a staff member answered "Yes, sir."
Staff described the approach as incremental: they will finalize procedures and return to the board if additional expansion or positions are proposed. The discussion noted the intention to ensure procedures and staffing levels are appropriate for a district of Duval’s size before any further additions.
