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School Board directs review of safety protocols and mental‑health services after Wisconsin shooting
Summary
The board approved H8 directing a district-wide review of safety and security protocols, counseling allocations and mental-health services and asked staff to consider state partnerships and technology to identify concerning behavior trends.
The Miami‑Dade County School Board on Wednesday approved a motion directing the district to review its safety-and-security protocols, procedures and mental‑health services in light of a recent school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin.
Madam Chair introduced H8 saying, "Because there is nothing more important than in doing our very best to try to, do whatever is in our power to prevent, to try to prevent, an unfortunate situation from occurring." The item asks administration to evaluate counselor allocations, consider participation of student services and to explore whether state agencies and technology such as artificial-intelligence tools could help identify concerning behavioral trends earlier.
Board members supported adding language to review counselor job descriptions and the duties that keep counselors away from direct student contact, and asked staff to report back with feasible recommendations. The board added co-sponsors and approved the item by voice vote. Several members emphasized mental-health staffing and operational follow-through as central to prevention efforts.
The motion does not adopt specific new mandates at this meeting; it directs administration and the districtwide safety committee to return with findings and implementation options.
