Dillard Elementary News Today

For roughly two months, Broward County law enforcement and multiple elementary schools in the area dealt with frightening threats.

A student was detained for questioning Thursday morning after police received reports about a student on the campus of a Fort Lauderdale school who was allegedly armed with a gun, authorities confirmed.

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A student was taken into custody after allegedly showing a gun to another classmate near a Fort Lauderdale school Thursday, police said.

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Broward students will only have to make up some of the hours missed when flooding closed schools for two days.

Broward School Board chair Lori Alhadeff announced that Broward County Public Schools will be preparing to reopen on Monday after a flooding emergency prompted schools to close on Thursday and Friday.

Some Broward students may temporarily attend a nearby school or a different classroom when schools reopen Monday.

Benjamin J. Williams was a community and church volunteer, and a beloved school principal, in addition to serving 12 years on the Broward County School Board. He died Dec. 9 at 87.

A 13-year-old Ramblewood Middle School student faces charges after he brought a BB gun that looked like a Glock to school, police said.