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Broward County Schools

Broward County Schools

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things In Broward

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things In Broward

The Broward County School District can’t even provide a safe and healthy environment for students and teachers by fixing the leaking roofs or removing mold from our schools across the county. Contrast that with the Prosper Independent School District in Prosper Texas.

Sending our Teachers into Battle

Sending our Teachers into Battle

UPDATE: As reported in the New York Post [https://nypost.com/2019/03/07/teacher-gets-substantial-settlement-over-student-abuse-at-her-schools/amp/?__twitter_impression=true] , a New York City teacher, Aida Sehic, who complained of horrific racial, sexual, and physical abuse from students [https://nypost.com/2018/09/11/immigrant-teacher-claims-middle-school-students-picked-on-her/] has settled a lawsuit against the

The Sins of a Superintendent

The Sins of a Superintendent

All of us make mistakes. The key is to acknowledge them, learn, and move on. The real sin is ignoring mistakes, or worse, seeking to hide them.

Another Failure by Broward Schools

Another Failure by Broward Schools

UPDATE 2/13/2019: After several days of asking Sun Sentinel journalists to look into the details surrounding the rejection by the Broward County School District of proposed legislation that would have put a focus on school safety and security, the Sun Sentinel published their story [https://www.sun-sentinel.com/

Public School Discipline: Equal Opportunity Offenders

Public School Discipline: Equal Opportunity Offenders

Obama era school discipline policies should be rescinded and replaced with something akin to “best practices” without the threat of punishment or promise of federal goodies.