The milestone comes after RPS faced scrutiny for schools having improperly working fire alarms and hundreds of existing violations at the time of the Fox blaze.
A Richmond School Board member requested a discussion related to fire safety in schools during the board's Monday night meeting following a Problem Solvers Investigation report.
Richmond Public Schools (RPS) Superintendent Jason Kamras and Richmond Fire Chief Melvin Carter sitting down with CBS 6 Problem Solver Tyler Layne for an exclusive joint interview.
The increase was unanimously approved in May by the Richmond School Board at the recommendation of the administration, sources told the Problem Solvers.