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Broward Schools to Consider Metal Detectors
NBC 6’s Ryan Nelson has the latest on a meeting with board members and public speakers to discuss the potential of adding metal detectors to Broward schools.
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US Attorney General Says Feds Will Target Threats Against School Boards
The action is in response to an urgent request last week from the National School Boards Association, asking for help to investigate and stop threats made over policies including mask mandates, likening the vitriol to a form of domestic terrorism
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Broward School Board Stands Its Ground
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.
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Florida Middle School Teacher Arrested After Claims of Inappropriately Touching Students
A spokeswoman for the Sarasota Police Department said the arrest concludes a two-month investigation after the students from Brookside Middle School claimed that Maxwell Guss acted inappropriately
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Woman Who Gave the Finger to Trump's Car Wins Election
The woman who lost her job after displaying her middle finger at President Donald Trump’s motorcade has won a seat on a county board of supervisors in Virginia.
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6 Things to Know – Tracking Dorian, Explosion Survivor Speaks
It’s Thursday, August 29th – and NBC 6 has the top stories you need to know for the day.
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Parents, Broward County Clash in Court Over Parkland Shootings
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.
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Broward School Board Votes Against Revoking School's Charter
The Broward County School Board voted against revoking a Plantation school’s charter at an emergency meeting held Tuesday amid security concerns.
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Ring the Bell: Miami-Dade Starts New School Year on Monday
350,000 students are set to go back to Miami-Dade public schools tomorrow. Some of them will be returning to renovated schools, others new principals and all to increased security measures.
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Miami-Dade Schools Receive District-Wide Grade of ‘A'
Miami-Dade County Public Schools have the highest amount of ‘A’ rated schools in the district.
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High School Principal in South Florida May Lose Job Over Holocaust Comment
Palm Beach County Superintendent Donald Fennoy said he is recommending that the school board not renew former Spanish River High Principal William Latson’s contract when it expires June 30, 2020.
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Former Miami-Dade School Board Member Booked Into Jail After Shooting at Officers Last Weekend
Officers have charged 81-year-old Solomon Stinson with seven counts in the case, including two counts of attempted murder.
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Former Miami-Dade School Board Member Shoots at Police, Leads Cops on Chase After Dispute in Pembroke Pines: Officials
An 81-year-old former Miami-Dade County School Board member was taken into custody Sunday after a shootout with Pembroke Pines police officers, high-speed chase and SWAT standoff, officials said.
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Officials: South Carolina School Girl Died of Natural Causes
South Carolina authorities said Friday that the death of a fifth grade girl at school last month was due to natural causes and not a fight with another student, which they described as lasting only seconds. But the family of the girl disagreed, saying she was repeatedly antagonized by the other student. Solicitor Duffie Stone said at a press conference...
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Dress Code for Parents? Mom Says School Turned Her Away Because of Her Outfit
Usually it’s students who find themselves fighting against school dress codes, often labeled as sexist, racist or just plain unfair. The roles were reversed for a mother of a high school student in Houston who told NBC affiliate KPRC that she was unable to register her daughter because school officials asked her to leave the property due to what she...
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Families of MSD Shooting Victims File New Round of Lawsuits Against School District, BSO
NBC 6 obtained a draft copy of one of lawsuits, claiming the Broward School District, the sheriff’s office and others were negligent and should be held responsible for the deaths of 17 people inside.
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Few Answers After 5th Grader Dies in Elementary School Fight
School board members and parents are looking for answers after a fifth grader died from injuries suffered in a fight at a South Carolina elementary school. Authorities released few details about the Monday fight. They say it involved two students and Raniya Wright was knocked unconscious at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro. She died in the hospital two days...