TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough County School District voted on Tuesday to shut down Walton Academy, also known as The Walton Academy for Performing Arts, due to safety and security issues.

What we know:

On Friday, the district said their security team visited the school along North Florida Avenue and found several deficiencies.

The district's chief of security said the team found the gate was not locked when they arrived and there was a large hole in it, one that an adult man could walk through.

One big focus was that hard corners were not marked. Those are designated safe zones within a classroom where kids can gather for safety during an active threat.

The recommendations came after the deadly Parkland school shooting in February 2018.

The district said the school had several

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