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Broward school board member urges cautious school repurposing, highlights student mental-health crisis and bus seat policy
Summary
Alan Zeman, Broward County school board member, told Plantation officials the district will likely reduce the number of school buildings, cited improvements in discipline and academics after a cell‑phone restriction, and urged local support for letting empty bus seats be used to reduce traffic and help families.
Alan Zeman, a Broward County School Board member who represents Plantation, told the City of Plantation council on March 12 that the district faces a need to repurpose and close a substantial number of school buildings to direct more funds into academics and student supports.
"Broward County has 33 more schools than we can possibly afford," Zeman said, adding that draft state legislation could accelerate district consolidation but that the district needs time to phase it in. He said the goal is to end with "a better school system, just one that has fewer buildings in general."
Zeman told the council the district's ban on student cell phones from "morning bell to afternoon bell" has coincided with a countywide 17%…
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