MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – Palm Springs Middle School, 1025 West 56 St., is in Miami-Dade's Hialeah neighborhood.
The school had about 1,200 students enrolled, and about 84 percent of them qualified for a free or reduced price lunch. About 95 percent of the student population was registered as Hispanic.
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According to 2013-2014 safety incident reports from the Florida Department of Education, the school was among the top 10 with the most sexual misconduct reports in Miami-Dade County. There were 3 reports of sexual harassment and about 60 percent of the school's reports were on fighting.
The school also reported increases on fighting, tobacco, battery reports, and drug use. There was an 83 percent decrease on bullying reports.