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School board hears Safe Schools report showing declines in Baker Act calls and threat assessments
Summary
Miss Tatum presented the Safe Schools quarterly report: DOE completed four visits with no compliance issues; Baker Act incidents fell from 23 to 19 (18 unique students); threat assessments dropped from 58 to 43; 172 mental‑health referrals were reported; the district received a $100,000 hardening grant.
Miss Tatum, representing the district's Safe Schools office, told the Columbia County School Board that the district’s safety metrics largely trended downward this quarter and thanked administrators for their work. "DOE has made 4 official visits to us this quarter, and all schools have passed," she said, and added that none of those visits produced compliance issues.
Tatum reported 19 Baker Act…
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