MIAMI – The school board in Miami-Dade County is meeting Wednesday and is expected to make a decision on its face mask policy ahead of the start of classes next week.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said he will seek to implement a mask mandate to protect students and faculty from COVID-19, much like the one Broward County put in place, which put Broward in the crosshairs of the state’s education... [...]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – School is back in session Wednesday in Broward County, and at a time when pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising, some are worried more children could get since as they return to the classroom.
“Still a little nervous because we know our 12-and-under [students] can’t be vaccinated,” said Anna Fusco, president of the Broward Teachers Union.
Among the protocols in place to keep kids... [...]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Three Broward County teachers and an educational assistant died within 36 hours this week after contracting COVID-19, according to the teachers’ union.
Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco also told ABC News that another teacher’s assistant is hospitalized with the virus.
It comes as teachers returned to schools this week to prepare for the first day of classes next Wednesday.
”We have three... [...]
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – A girl and a woman, who were both bystanders, were injured during a shooting involving several firearms on Thursday night in Miami-Dade County, police said.
There was a fight, several people pulled out firearms, and a shootout ensued outside of an apartment complex near the intersection of Northwest 30th Avenue and Northwest 135th Street, according to the Opa-locka Police Department.
A 12-year-old girl who was... [...]
DANIA BEACH, Fla. – A 62-year-old woman is accused of shooting her brother in the back of the head and burying his remains in the backyard of a home in Dania Beach, authorities confirmed Thursday.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Homicide Detective John Curcio received a tip from a retired law enforcement officer in early June that Donald Marks Shoff, who would now be 60, had been murdered years ago and his remains... [...]
