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Broward school leaders say hiring freeze causing class reshuffling; district vows targeted staff deployments
Summary
Advisory chairs and board members told the Broward County school board that the district’s hiring freeze has led to dissolved classes, redistributed students and confusion about substitute coverage; the superintendent said certified district staff would be deployed this week and cited enrollment and fiscal constraints.
Area advisory chairs and several board members told the board that a recent hiring freeze has disrupted classrooms and created confusion about substitute coverage and field trips.
"We've had dozens of schools affected, hundreds or thousands of kids being displaced," Central Area chair warned during committee reports, saying some elementary grade levels were split midyear when an instructor left. Advisory councils and parents also reported schools waiting years for perimeter fencing and inconsistent intercom/PA…
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