Broward County Public Schools

The Broward County Public Schools board urged state leaders Friday to release more than half a billion federal dollars earmarked for the district. “I personally don’t understand why it’s such a challenge when it’s so obvious of the needs that we have,” said Dr. Rosalind Osgood, chair of Broward county’s school board. District leaders say Broward County Public Schools...

Districts in South Florida are going against the governor’s ban against mask mandates, and Broward school leaders are speaking out about their plans to keep school funding. NBC 6’s Kim Wynne reports

Despite a judge’s ruling siding with districts on mask mandates at school, the saga continues. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg has the consequences Broward school board members are now facing because of the policy.

Broward County Public Schools will be keeping their mask mandate in place for the time being after Florida’s Commissioner of Education announced that the state was withholding funding from the district over the policy. Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced Monday that the Florida Department of Education has withheld an amount equal to monthly school board member salaries in Broward and...

NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg has more on the state’s Board of Education efforts after a ruling Friday that ruled in favor of the counties.

The Florida Department of Education has withheld the monthly salaries of school board members in Broward and Alachua counties over their mandatory mask mandates.

NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola is in Fort Lauderdale where the suspect will be in court on Thursday but ihis attorney is asking why charges weren’t pressed against the teenager who snatched his phone.

A man who has been attempting to bring his maskless daughter to school was arrested Wednesday for shoving a student while protesting Broward County Public Schools’ mandatory mask policy. NBC 6 investigator Willard Sheppard reports.

Parents are now able to track the reported cases of COVID-19 at public schools in South Florida.

A man who has been attempting to bring his maskless daughter to school was arrested Wednesday for shoving a student while protesting Broward County Public Schools’ mandatory mask policy. His attorney is now asking why the student who started the incident isn’t also facing charges. Over the past few days, Dan Bauman, 50, has been recording his attempts to get…

The School Board of Broward County is standing its ground against the demand from the State Board of Education that it moderate its mandatory mask policy to include a broad opt out clause for parents. “What we have stated to them is that we do believe that it is an overreach of their authority, that we are legally compliant and…

The School Board of Broward County is standing its ground against the demand from the State Board of Education that it moderate its mandatory mask policy to include a broad opt out clause for parents. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

Broward County school board members have until Tuesday morning to either change their stance on masks or face the penalties. “I hate that it’s gotten to this point because what we really want to do is focus on accelerating learning for our students,” said Dr. Rosalind Osgood, Broward County school board member. Osgood added that the school board believes...

NBC 6’s Kim Wynne is in Fort Lauderdale where the school board is facing salary cuts if they don’t comply.

The nation’s sixth-largest school district is back in action. Broward County Public Schools welcomed its 260,000 students back to its campuses Wednesday, minus 436 students and 191 staff members. They are on quarantine, having recently tested positive for coronavirus.  “Well after a year and a half of online learning and not having our students on campus, it is pure excitement…

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer is in Hollywood where the new school year looked a little different in Broward than previous years as the county instated a mask mandate.

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer is in Hollywood as the sixth largest school district is back in session with mask mandate, defying state ban.

The Florida State Board of Education voted to direct Education Commissioner to consider sanctions against Broward and Alachua counties over their mask mandates. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman reports.

Miami-Dade County has yet to make a decision as to whether or not it will enforce a mask mandate this upcoming school year. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reports.

The Florida State Board of Education voted to direct the Education Commissioner to consider sanctions against Broward and Alachua counties over their mask mandates. The vote was taken during an emergency meeting Tuesday. State Board of Education Chair, Tom Grady, asked the board to authorize and direct the commissioner to investigate further and take all the legal steps to enforce…