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Hillsborough School Board votes to immediately terminate Walton Academy charter, cites safety and compliance failures
Summary
After hours of public comment for and against Walton Academy, the Hillsborough County School Board voted unanimously on Oct. 14 to terminate Walton Academy’s charter, citing documented health, safety and welfare deficiencies and a state inspection under Florida Statute §1002.33.
The Hillsborough County School Board voted unanimously Oct. 14 to immediately terminate the charter of Walton Academy for the Performing Arts, following district and state inspections that the superintendent and the district’s chief of security said showed conditions posing an immediate danger to students.
Superintendent Van Ayers told the board that, pursuant to Section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, the district had documented “inadequate supervision, unsafe facility conditions, and failure to comply with required safety protocols despite prior oversight and opportunities for corrective action.” Chief of Security John Newman described findings from district and state inspections, including unsecured campus gates, classrooms with clutter or missing “hard corner” markings required by Marjory Stoneman Douglas–related safety law, and problems integrating the school’s…
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