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Miami-Dade's charter schools debate, sexual violence in Haiti and interfaith efforts in the holidays

Attendees at the Miami-Dade School Board meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, wave hands in support of a speaker who opposed the recognition of October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer History Month.
Pedro Portal
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Miami Herald
Attendees at the Miami-Dade School Board meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, wave hands in support of a speaker who opposed the recognition of October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer History Month.

On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we looked at an unusual, if not unconstitutional, move by the state to authorize charter schools in Miami-Dade County — without the authorization of Miami-Dade public schools. We also discussed an important new Miami Herald series, “Haiti’s Lost Generation,” on the growing horror of women and girls raped by violent gangs. And we tried to understand the uneasy place that our faiths — and our inter-faith efforts — are at in this year’s holiday season.

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