Broward County school board

The former chief information officer for the Broward County School Board is facing charges after authorities said he bypassed the bidding process for school equipment and steered $17 million in business to a friend. Anthony Hunter was arrested Tuesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on charges of bid tampering and unlawful compensation after he was indicted by a…

Two former teachers joined the Broward County School Board Tuesday. Debbi Hixon and Sarah Leonardi were sworn in as the newest members of the board, with one issue, the Covid-19 pandemic, sure to take up most of their time in the coming months. “100% I think, obviously keeping our employees and our students safe, the families of the employees safe…

Broward County swore in two new school board members Tuesday, and one of them is Debbi Hixon, whose husband was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School shooting. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

No one was satisfied with the distance learning experience that teachers and students were forced into when schools abruptly closed at the beginning of the pandemic last March. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports on the new training teachers gone through for the fall semester.

Students and parents in Broward County rallied outside the area’s school board building Sunday afternoon, demanding for the option to participate in face-to-face learning. “Choice is a right and we don’t have that right at this given moment in time,” protester Adam Herman said. “We’re not saying everyone has to go back to school. You have a choice.” Many...

Students and parents in Broward County rallied outside the area’s school board building Sunday afternoon, demanding for the option to participate in face-to-face learning.

In Broward County, students with special needs may be the first to go back into the classrooms. Superintendent Robert Runcie discussed fine tuning the school district’s plan for the start of school.

Juneteenth is not mentioned in the Florida Sunshine State Standards, which is the basic curriculum for all public schools in the state.

Juneteenth is not even mentioned in the Florida Sunshine State Standards, which is the basic curriculum for all public schools in the state. Education officials say that that needs to change. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports.

A former supervisor who worked for the Broward County School Board in the custodial and grounds department is facing bribery charges, officials said. Richard Allen Ellis Jr., 49, is facing charges including bribery and extortion under color of official right, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida said Thursday. Ellis, who worked for the school board’s Physical...

A streetwear brand is facing backlash for debuting sweaters that bear the names of schools that have suffered mass shootings, including Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

It’s Thursday, August 29th – and NBC 6 has the top stories you need to know for the day.

A lawyer for the school board told the court the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was one “unfortunate” incident that left 17 students and staff dead and 17 people injured.

The Broward County School Board voted against revoking a Plantation school’s charter at an emergency meeting held Tuesday amid security concerns.

Residents of the Broward County city who lost a family member during the 2018 incident watched the similar events take place in both El Paso and Dayton this weekend

A Weston man who worked as a child therapist is facing multiple counts of possessing child pornography.

Parents met with Broward school officials after they pulled their kids from a Pembroke Pines classroom amid accusations that teachers verbally and physically abused their children with special needs.

A judge has dismissed a Florida school board’s request that a newspaper and two reporters be held in contempt for publishing information about the former student charged with last year’s campus massacre.

Parents pulled their children from a Pembroke Pines elementary school classroom after hearing what they say were teachers verbally and physically abusing their kids.

It’s Wednesday, May 8th – and NBC 6 has the top stories you need to know for the day.