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Licata said he would step down for health reasons. The news came at the start of a school district meeting with an agenda packed with some of the topics that have made this period one of the most challenging the district has faced in recent years.
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The 21-day infectious period at Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston ended last week. The district says the health department provided guidance during that period.
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In the wake of six measles cases at a Broward school, Florida's surgeon general writes that the Department of Health “is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance” without urging the need for MMR vaccinations.
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So far, it’s not known whether the students who acquired the highly contagious virus at Manatee Bay Elementary were immunized with the two-dose MMR vaccine.
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The health department is looking into five cases of the highly contagious disease at Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston and hoping to identify contacts at risk of transmission.
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The family of a transgender volleyball player has added a South Florida school district as a defendant in a federal lawsuit that challenges a 2021 state law banning transgender girls from playing on female sports teams.
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A teacher. A mentor. A politician. That's how some have described Broward County's new schools superintendent, Dr. Peter Licata.
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In his first week on the job as Broward schools' new superintendent, Dr. Peter Licata told WLRN he'll lead with integrity, be a "visible" presence in the district and the community, and will put students first. He also said he's committed to bringing comprehensive sex ed back to the district.
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The Broward County School Board has signed off on a three-year contract with Dr. Peter Licata, two weeks later than expected. The agreement will give him a slightly lower salary and less job security than he had hoped for. Still, Licata has called it a "dream job."
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The Broward County School Board was poised to vote on the contract of incoming superintendent Peter Licata on Thursday, beginning a new era of leadership for the district. But not enough board members showed up to take a vote, meaning his planned start on Monday will be delayed by days, if not weeks.
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Broward's new top leader has spent nearly three decades in neighboring Palm Beach County public schools, most recently as a regional superintendent.
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The board met Tuesday to pick their top three candidate for superintendent.