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Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Mike Burke discusses his new role. Also, the Florida Panthers coach resigns after covering up sexual allegations on a former team. Plus, how a former Miami-Dade County commissioner is being honored for 50 years of service.
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South Florida students who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 may not be able to attend school at all if their classmates aren't wearing masks, their parents argue.
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The decision to mandate face masks happened two days after Palm Beach County declared a state of emergency amid a COVID-19 case surge.
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South Florida families and teachers are gearing up for a third school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During Friday's program we heard from school board members, student journalists and teachers.
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Palm Beach County has reported 51 student and faculty COVID-19 infections but the total number asked to quarantine includes their contacts.
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Florida and the CDC are at odds over COVID-19 numbers and school boards are pushing back against the governor. Plus, the new UN climate report paints a grim future. Is it too late to reverse the course?
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Broward County is one of a growing number of school districts that are pushing back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' rules prohibiting mask mandates in schools.
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We are dedicating the entire program today to hear from teachers from all over South Florida as they get ready to start the school year.
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School board members voted unanimously to have Mike Burke, the district's chief financial officer, become the interim superintendent. They also decided against a mask mandate in schools — after hours of public comment.
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School districts across the country are seeing Superintendents resign or be pushed out in record numbers. Two South Florida counties are facing that issue. Plus, an update from Haiti, which is now under new leadership. And a South Floridian who qualified for the Olympics, but can’t compete in Tokyo.
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The aftermath of Parkland. How to manage COVID-19. Escalating racial tensions. These are just some of the challenges Donald Fennoy has faced in his time leading the Palm Beach County school district. WLRN spoke with Palm Beach Post reporter Andrew Marra about the superintendent's tenure.
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His contract requires three months’ notice, so he said his last day will be Oct. 11. Fennoy has been in the role for three years.