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Broward, Miami-Dade school districts tackle student cellphone use
Students in Broward will be restricted from using their cellphones starting this upcoming school year. Meanwhile, in Miami-Dade County, phones will still be allowed. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports
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Broward School Board votes to restrict cellphones, ban headphones in class
The Broward County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to restrict students from using cellphones in class in an effort to keep them focused in the classroom–and off social media. The changes go into effect right away when school starts on Aug. 12. “It’s about us saying to students that we care so much about you, we don’t want you...
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Broward school board votes to restrict cellphone usage
The Broward County school board voted unanimously to restrict students from using cellphones in class. NBC6’s Kim Wynne reports
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Sandy Hook shooting survivors to graduate with mixed emotions without 20 of their classmates
Many of the survivors said they continue to live with the trauma of the day when 20 first graders and six educators were killed.
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USDA introduces new guidelines to improve school meals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new regulations on Wednesday to improve the quality of school breakfasts and lunches by tightening the limits on salt and sugar.
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USDA updates rules for school meals limiting added sugars and sodium
U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first time.
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Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught.
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‘A' for Miami-Dade, ‘B' for Broward: See how each school was graded in South Florida
The Florida Department of Education released school grades for the 2022-23 school year on Monday.
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Florida school grades: ‘A' for Miami-Dade, ‘B' for Broward
NBC6’s Kim Wynne is live from Miami Gardens after the grades for each school in Florida were released.
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Handcuffed and sent to the ER for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids for psychiatric evaluation
Black students are more frequently subjected to these removals than their peers.
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Lack of enrollment at Broward Schools could mean big changes on the horizon
The school board held a closed-door meeting to discuss new contracts with the teachers union, but some changes were announced following a drop in enrollment.
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After-school ‘Satan Club' at Connecticut elementary school raises eyebrows in town
An organizer for the Satan Club says kids who attend will be doing activities that focus on science and rationalization while building empathy and tolerance for all creatures.
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More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded USDA program
More students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost under a rule change announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Long Island 5-year-old walked right out of school undetected. His parents want changes
The parents of a 5-year-old Long Island boy are furious after their kindergartener was able to walk out of his elementary school, undetected, and walked nearly a third of a mile to his house. It was his parents who learned he had left school.
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4-day school week has students celebrating, parents trying to solve child care gap
Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment.
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Alabama band director who wouldn't stop performing at football game is tased, arrested by police
The altercation happened Thursday after the Minor and Jackson-Olin High School football game in Birmingham.
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2 busses collide at intersection
A collision involving a city bus and a school bus at an intersection in Racine, Wisconsin, was caught on camera Wednesday.
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Miami-Dade school board discusses ‘LGBTQ Month' support
The battle was heating up at a school board meeting in Miami-Dade County amid discussions over a proposed LGBTQ History month.
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Florida's expanded school voucher system explained: What's changed and who's eligible
Back-to-school season is in full swing in Florida, months after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that expands the state’s school voucher program to every student, regardless of income.
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Democrats push for investigation of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's firebrand schools superintendent
A Tulsa-area school district is in its second week of bomb threats after Walters shared a Libs of TikTok post about a school librarian on social media.