ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Public Schools has been issued a letter by the Florida Department of Education after a report identified “several findings and concerns pertaining to school safety requirements” within the school district.

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The Final Report of the 20th Statewide Grand Jury that was recently released found polices and actions that are “ongoing and require immediate action,” according to a letter dated Aug. 29.

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The district’s “identified failures and concerns” listed include:

• School officials violated and continue to violate state law by systemically underreporting incidents of criminal activity to the Florida Department of Education.
• The City of Apopka school system suppressed reporting of serious incidents and actively hampered police investigations.
• The Orange County School Board General Counsel’s Office requires law enforcement to obtain a subpoena when requesting video of recorded crimes, including firearms.

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Read the full letter below:

The Florida Department of Education and the Office of Safe Schools will contact OCPS officials for an in-person meeting in the next week to investigate “these major concerns.”

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