Broward County Schools

The search for a superintendent of schools in Broward County is down to two. A fiery lawsuit against the Miami Dolphins and the entire NFL alleging bribery and racism, plus peacocks: Love them or hate them, they may lose some of the protections they enjoy.

About 50-thousand Broward County public school students and school employees are being told that their personal data may have been breached during a ransomware attack months ago.

The Broward County School Board voted Tuesday to make masks optional for high school students. It comes after the board said it would reconsider its mask mandate once the county met two thresholds: a 66 percent COVID-19 vaccination rate and a three percent or lower positivity rate for 10 consecutive days.

The U.S. Department of Education is sending more than $420,000 to the Broward County School Board, to make up for the school board salaries the state has withheld after the board defied the state's policy allowing parental opt-outs for masks in schools.

The board voted 8-1, with Lori Alhadeff dissenting, to defy Gov. Ron DeSantis and directives from two state agencies. The board also agreed to pursue legal action challenging state rules that allow parents to ignore mask mandates for their children.

Should teachers be required to come back to the classroom? Is there a lost generation of high school athletes who will lose out on opportunities because of the pandemic? Plus, pop star Jason Derulo on growing up in South Florida and social activism on TikTok.

Should teachers be required to come back to the classroom? Is there a lost generation of high school athletes who will lose out on opportunities because of the pandemic? Plus, pop star Jason Derulo on growing up in South Florida and social activism on TikTok.

The Broward School District has scoured Facebook pages of teachers working remotely to catch them partying, traveling and failing to wear masks at a time the educators say COVID-19 makes it too risky for them to return to campus.

The union representing Broward County public school teachers filed a lawsuit Thursday against the school district seeking to prevent it from forcing all staff now working remotely because of COVID-19 to return to the physical classroom Monday.

Some Broward students returning to school after winter break were unable to log in Monday morning due to Internet problems.

A circuit judge is ordering the families of the Parkland victims to turn over their social media posts as part of multiple lawsuits against the Broward County School District.

This post will be updated today, Wednesday, July 15, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.WLRN staff continues to…