Broward County to install carbon monoxide detectors in over 230 schools after reported gas leaks

Broward County to install carbon monoxide detectors in over 230 schools after reported gas leaks

The Broward County School Board is taking urgent steps to install carbon monoxide detectors in more than 230 schools following two recent leaks that sent several individuals to the hospital.A carbon monoxide leak at Cypress Bay High School in Weston hospitalized four staff members and a first responder, leading to an early dismissal of students and staff on Aug. 23.A few days later, a propane leak at Oriole Elementary School in Lauderdale Lakes …

Carbon monoxide detectors for Broward schools, Palm Beach's $5.6B budget, teaching jobs, and more - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

Around the state: Broward’s school board approves purchasing and installing carbon monoxide detectors in every district school, Palm Beach’s school board approves a $5.6 billion budget, 8 percent of the teaching positions in DeSoto County are still open, a Polk County policy barring children 5 and younger from taking food and water bottles to school was rescinded four days after it took effect because of complaints from parents, a Jacksonville s…