A teacher at Plantation High School sent numerous sexually-explicit text messages and voice messages to a 15-year-old girl in his study hall while in a “romantic relationship” with her, police said. He’s now facing a felony charge.

School Board members plan to host two events to focus on the proposal to require clear backpacks and bags at Broward County public schools before the final vote in July.

Students were seen throwing punches and getting physical with each other and security personnel as well when they tried to intervene.

The search for Broward County’s next public schools superintendent has come down to interim superintendent Vickie Cartwright and retired Air Force colonel Michael Gaal.

PLANTATION, Fla. – Dozens of Broward Teachers Union members met on Tuesday at Plantation High School to demand a raise. They wore blue T-Shirts and carried signs: “How can we put students first if you put teachers last?” and “We teach the future. Let that sink in.”The teachers are asking the Broward County School Board for a 5% raise. Anna Fusco, the BTU president, said upper management and district personnel are passing around the responsibility of responding to their demands. They made their presence known during a Tuesday afternoon School Board Hearing.