Broward parents flag special needs concerns over school closure plan
Parents want more details on how the district will serve special needs students if schools close.
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Parents want more details on how the district will serve special needs students if schools close.
Dunbar K-8, in Overtown, was placed on a list that has historically preceded closures.
Superintendent Villalobos paused the closure process but says reviewing underenrolled schools is still necessary.
The U.S. DOT says 110 commercial license schools are shut down for English proficiency violations.
Families opposing closures are proposing magnet and STEM programs as alternatives to shutting schools down.
School districts in Broward and Miami-Dade counties are evaluating dozens of campuses for potential closure next academic year as both districts grapple with significant declines in student enrollment.
The district says the first-day enrollment drop is a snapshot, with a final count due in October.
The district closed 6 campuses this year; 10 more are now under review for next school year.
Superintendents from both districts held news conferences to mark the achievement, which is based on several metrics, including student performance, graduation rates, and success in accelerated coursework.
Beyond Expectations Academy now serves more than 80 students inside Pinelands Presbyterian Church, which offered unused space during the week.
Faced with an $80 million budget shortfall this year and the loss of 50,000 students over 10 years, the Broward schools superintendent is trimming non-teaching staff.
In two follow-up social media posts, FSU clarified that while classes and business operations will resume on Monday, they will offer flexibility to those who "may not be ready to return."
Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Florida's west coast late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, led to closures across South Florida.
Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe County school districts said they will reopen on Friday.
Across the state, school districts, public buildings and offices have closed their doors ahead of the storm.
Jim DeFede talks to Broward County's new school superintendent Howard Hepburn.
Broward district staff members are scheduled to meet with community and school advisory councils throughout the process.
The board approved a pilot program to put full-sized metal detectors in 10 high schools this year
Teri Hornstein reports with 50,000 fewer students and rising maintenance costs, school officials say they must 'right size' the district.
The Broward school system will be looking to close some schools due to low enrollment.
Danelo Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison by using his legs and arms to push himself up a prison yard wall, a new video released on Wednesday by officials shows.
"We have quite a few students who are behind academically, the teachers found it hard, and some teachers came on not knowing how hard it was," Caire told CNN by phone.
Parents were frustrated Monday morning after they showed up to Allapattah Wynwood School, only to find the doors were locked.
CBS4's Ted Scouten reports on how the incoming storms of Hurricane Ian has forced Miami-Dade and Broward schools to close temporarily.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has ordered the emergency closure of all public schools beginning March 16 due to coronavirus concerns.
