The investigation has its roots in the Feb. 14, 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Soon after their lives were shattered by the killing of 17 that day, some Parkland parents began calling for schools superintendent Robert Runcie’s firing.
Gov. Ron DeSantis couldn’t do that, but one year after the tragedy he ordered up a statewide grand jury charged with looking into school safety issues, including how money meant to protect schools was being spent. This is looking at a whole host of issues, DeSantis said then, flanked by Parkland parents. I think they re going to have a very broad mandate.
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Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:04 UTC Broward County s school superintendent and the district s chief lawyer were arrested Wednesday as part of a statewide grand jury spawned by the school massacre in Parkland more than three years ago.
Superintendent Robert Runcie, an administrator hired a decade ago to clean up corruption, was indicted on a charge of
, a third-degree felony.
General Counsel Barbara Myrick was arrested on a charge of unlawful disclosure of statewide grand jury proceedings, also a third-degree felony.
The surprising indictments just days after the grand jury finished meeting saddened Runcie s supporters, raised claims of political influence and delighted critics who have blamed Runcie for the Parkland tragedy.
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