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Broward schools worked overtime to prepare flood-damaged schools for students to return. But many residents are counting on FEMA and the local government as they try to recover from the devastating damage.
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Local law enforcement agencies in Broward County have been waiting eight months for the school district to reimburse them for the work of school resource officers. After tense negotiations, the Broward School Board agreed to a contract that would substantially increase reimbursement rates.
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The Broward County school district contracts with local law enforcement agencies to have a school resource officer (SRO) on every campus. But the district isn't paying the bill for those services, according to one local police chief.
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Broward County Public Schools staff, in response to new state law, were recommending scaling back sex ed curriculum. Board members called the proposal an overreaction.
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Broward school libraries will remove a sexually explicit teen graphic novel that Gov. Ron DeSantis administration categorized as “pornography.”
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Diana Haneski says if she thought about all of the children killed by guns since the 2018 Parkland shooting, she would be paralyzed with grief. So she focuses on what she can do — help the students who are at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now.
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A nature preserve near the Everglades will soon be home to a memorial for the 17 people who were killed five years ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Families of those killed say they should be remembered for how they lived, not just how they died.
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A wave of censorship is washing over Florida's public schools, as they grapple with new state laws and regulations that are increasing scrutiny over library books. In Broward County, one teacher says she's been told to close her classroom library.
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The board and Superintendent Vickie Cartwright agreed to a mutual separation agreement, suggested by board member Debbi Hixon, on Tuesday. But a vote is still pending.
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The board will decide on Tuesday whether or not to fire Superintendent Vickie Cartwright.
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Rod Velez won his race for the Broward County School Board. But he wasn't sworn in with the other new members last month because he has a felony on his record and didn't want to break the law by swearing a false oath. But now his attorneys say he's eligible after all — thanks to Amendment 4.
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Local school district policies aimed at safeguarding the privacy rights and wellbeing of LGBTQ students are under fire from the Florida Department of Education. Districts are rolling back the local rules, which state officials say may violate new state laws.