Broward County Public Schools

Broward County Public Schools instituted a near total ban on cell phones during the school day, and now that a couple of months have passed, the district is asking parents, students and faculty to weigh in on the policy by responding to a survey on its website.

Broward County Public Schools instituted a near total ban oncell phones during the school day, and now the district is asking parents, students, and faculty to weigh in on the policy. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Broward County Public Schools has revised its 2024-25 calendar after Hurricanes Helene and Milton forced school closures. The following adjustments have been made due to missed instructional days: The district added that exam schedules were not impacted by the changes. The adjustments were approved on Tuesday’s special school board meeting.

Court documents show Jessica Norton filed a federal lawsuit against the Broward school district and the state.

An appeals court Wednesday revived a perjury charge against former Broward County Superintendent of Schools Robert Runcie stemming from testimony he gave to a statewide grand jury that investigated school-safety issues after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The Broward County School Board has been weighing on what to do with school that are under-enrolled.

The Broward County School Board has been weighing on what to do with school that are under-enrolled. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Broward County Public Schools has been weighing the decision to close or repurpose several under-enrolled schools for more than a year. And the district is looking to move the conversation forward by getting input from the community. 

Broward County Public Schools has been weighing the decision to close or repurpose several under-enrolled schools for more than a year. The district is now looking to move the conversation forward by getting input from the community. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

A 12-year-old girl was arrested Monday night after allegedly making threats on social media to several Broward County Public Schools. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg reports

The superintendent of Broward County Public Schools confirmed Tuesday that another person was arrested in the latest in a series of school threats.

Parents are concerned over social media threats against Broward schools.

Broward County Public Schools could soon be getting carbon monoxide detectors in their cafeterias.

Inside some Florida classrooms, like the second grade class Cynthia Chavez teaches, a mix of English and Spanish can be heard while students navigate the complexities of learning a new language while studying the building blocks of K-12. “There has been a growth of bilingual classrooms,” said Chavez. ‘English Language Learners’ or ELL’s have become one of the fastest...

Students were released early Monday at Sunrise Middle School due to A/C issues on campus.

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke about the outcome of the some of the school board races in the state.

Five seats were up for grabs on the Broward County School Board, and two of those seats will be filled by newcomers. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Each of the board’s DeSantis appointees lost their bids to be elected outright to their seats.

A father says his son was mistakenly dropped off 20 minutes away from his school when he wasn’t supposed to be on a bus in the first place.