FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF

riot
Joeettcin EDUCATION= En
ero
bo
Er
2 er »
en
fis
pogo 2
i Br, Senin
“The School District ofPalm Beach County
3300 Forest Hill Boulevard, C-316
‘West Palm Beach, FL 33406-5869

Dear Superintendent Burke,

‘The Final Reportofthe Twentieth Statewide Grand Jury was recently released, identifying several

Kgs hdersprinbn chelateinnsvin

findings and concerns pertaining to school safety requirements within the school districtofPalm Beach

‘We have reason to believe that someofthe policies and actions the Grand Jury found are ongoing and
require immediate action. Someofthedistrict's identified failures and concems include, but are not
limited to:

+ Reet reo ll the ants fchart set ve ch he Mri

‘Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, resulted in unnecessary and avoidable

bin alent st Detvite

risk to students across the state.

eu ste by ysemicaly derpeing

Tear oes
«The district’s executive cabinet chose private security guards as the only Safe School Officer

«The district wasted a significant amountoftaxpayer dollars by hiring a private security firm
(Invictus) to train prospective Guardians in violationofthe law.
mm
‘County, and specifically by the Palme Beach County School District Police Department.

Due to the gravityofthe issues outlined above, the Florida DepartmentofEducation and the Office of
Safe Schools will contact you to arrange an in-person meeting this week to investigate these major
concerns. We expect your full cooperation to ensure that safetyofour students is top priority.

Director, Officeof Safe Schools

on
mens
—— mt——