When a video of a brawl at a Pembroke Pines high school started circulating, the principal alerted parents that anyone involved could face discipline — including those filming it.
The state Department of Education believes some of Broward's issues including under-reporting of crimes, failure to work with law enforcement and allowing students with serious felony issues back on campus “are ongoing and require immediate action.” District officials say they've already made significant progress.
Rod Velez was convicted in 1995 of aggravated battery, a second-degree felony. He said the incident was a matter of self-defense, and he took a plea deal to avoid jail time.
In a co-authored report about a 2021 ransomware attack, former administrators of Broward County Public Schools in Florida shared information with Safer School Solutions that they had withheld from the public.
Former Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie co-authored a report with a private company about dealing with crises. One author also was working for the school district at the time.