South Florida battles with aftermath of heavy rainstorms, widespread flooding
As South Florida residents and visitors faced a relentless storm, unleashing heavy rain, and whipping winds throughout Thursday, the storm’s aftermath revealed a region grappling with the impact of widespread flooding and the damage that it has caused.
Severe weather: Broward County Public Schools closed Thursday as rain floods low-lying areas in South Florida
Broward County Public Schools decided to close Thursday, so maintenance workers could assess water intrusions and safety on campuses. Broward also canceled before and after public school activities, events, field trips, sporting events, meetings and evening classes.
Flooding, canceled activities bring disappointment to students in Broward County
“Rain, rain go away” was what some of the kids were saying on Wednesday morning after Broward County Public Schools announced that they canceled all of their after-school activities/operations due to heavy rains and potential flooding in the area.
Broward’s school resource officers prepare for active shooter threat in Weston
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony and Peter Licata, Broward County Public Schools’ new superintendent, are relying on many of the lessons learned after the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland to improve on-campus security.
Broward school board votes against proposal for annual teacher pay raise for next 3 years
The Broward County School Board voted 5-4 against raising teachers’ wages after a day-long discussion about a proposal on Tuesday that proponents said would have made the district’s teachers one of the highest paid in Florida.
Broward school board to vote on removing clear backpacks for consideration
Following Monday’s very heated Broward County Public Schools town hall meeting where most of the crowd was against clear backpacks for the upcoming school year, a new item has been added to the agenda Tuesday where board members will get to vote on removing clear backpacks for consideration.
Sex education in Broward under scrutiny amid state law changes
School Board members met Tuesday for a workshop about future changes in sexual education at Broward County Public Schools to abide by the state’s Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have gone on to refer to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Superintendent: 3 Broward school employees named in grand jury report submit resignations
Addressing the new school board for the first time Tuesday, Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright addressed a number of issues raised in a scathing grand jury report released last month and said three employees named in the report have resigned.
Broward schools superintendent asks 3 administrators to resign, sources say
Amid pressure from Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration, Broward County Public Schools superintendent asked three administrators to resign or take a leave of absence while they remain under investigation, according to sources who are familiar with the BCPS administration.
Grand jury warns of alleged ‘mismanagement’ of Broward schools’ SMART bond project
More than half of a recent report by the state grand jury that the Florida Supreme Court empaneled as a response to the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland focused on a program funded by Broward County taxpayers
Students seen wearing masks despite relaxed mask mandate at Miami-Dade public schools
Citing a decrease in COVID-19 infections, Miami-Dade County Public Schools is following Broward County Public Schools’ lead in easing coronavirus restrictions.Beginning Tuesday, wearing masks is optional for students at Miami-Dade’s traditional middle schools and high schools, as long as they bring a signed parental opt-out form.
Broward schools could lose another $420,000 in state funding over COVID rules
Florida’s education chief is threatening to withhold nearly half a million dollars in additional funding from Broward County Public Schools as the district continues face mask and quarantine policies that go against the state’s orders.