Broward Schools

A South Florida school district is encouraging eligible students to get vaccinated by brining the COVID-19 shots to their campuses

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie has offered to step down following his arrest last week on a perjury charge. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie has filed a motion to dismiss a perjury charge against him. Runcie was arrested Wednesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on a felony charge of perjury in an official proceeding. He was booked into jail and released. FDLE officials said the charge against Runcie is related to his testimony before a…

The indictment and arrest of the Broward County Public Schools superintendent and the School Board’s attorney Wednesday will be the only shoes to drop from the statewide grand jury’s investigation, because its term is over.

The Broward School Board is expected to discuss Superintendent Robert Runcie’s future with the district next week. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

A statewide grand jury that was first looking into school safety and how money meant to protect schools was being spent has now indicted the Broward school district’s chief executive, top attorney and former chief information officer.

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie was arrested on a perjury charge Wednesday. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

Supt. Robert Runcie’s arrest began with a statewide grand jury that was first looking into school safety and how money meant to protect schools was being spent. But in Broward County, it’s led to charges of bid tampering, payoffs and now lying or leaking from the school district’s chief executive and chief lawyer. NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone...

NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg has more on why Jackson Memorial Hospital is making sure as many students get the doses they want before heading back to campus.

Parents, students, and teachers in Broward, listen up– the school district expects you to be on campus next year. They’re trying to get back to normal as much as possible. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

Broward County Public Schools announced it is working with the state’s department of health to begin scheduling appointments for employees eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Broward Teachers Union’s fight to secure work-from-home orders for about 1,100 teachers seems to have ended with an arbitrator’s decision.

Some Broward teachers are concerned about the return to classrooms after the teacher’s union lost its lawsuit against the district.

The numbers are depressing. In recent weeks, NBC 6 has reported several times on the thousands of South Florida public school students who are failing or close to failing.  It’s hard to compare Broward to Miami-Dade County because each school district uses different metrics, but according to the superintendents, Broward has about 8,000 students who are chronically truant and disengaged…

Broward Schools is offering free, one-on-one tutoring to in an attempt to reengage students who are struggling in school. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

The third marking period starts next week, and Broward County Public Schools has a message for parents: if at all possible, send your kids back to the schoolhouse.

Broward Schools Superintendent made his message clear that he wants teachers and students back in classrooms. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

It’s been a long summer for parents teachers and even some students – but school begins next week in Broward and the final reopening plan is set to get board approval tomorrow. NBC 6’s Arlene Borenstein reports.

With every passing day, students and parents are feeling more anxiety about the coming school year. Will campuses be open again at some point?