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Broward Schools: Principals Must Prepare For Second Laptop Distribution Despite Lack Of Safety Protocols Amid Pandemic

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Despite a lack of safety protocols in place to minimize the threat from COVID-19, the Broward School District wants principals and other administrators to report to schools to prepare for a second distribution of computer laptops. In a Wednesday conference call, principals and administrators were ordered to report to schools on Thursday and Friday to prepare for the distribution on Saturday. Even though schools are closed, students, teachers and staff are currently on spring break.

Last week, REDBROWARD exposed how long lines for laptops at Plantation High School violated CDC protocols for “social distancing.” Parents and kids waited in long lines before being ushered into a room to sign paperwork to receive a laptop. The Sun-Sentinel reported similar long lines at South Plantation High School.

Local media outlets were forced to join Superintendent Robert Runcie and several School Board Members at a laptop distribution at Walter C. Young Middle School in Pembroke Pines. Hours later, officials announced someone at the school tested positive for the Coronavirus. According to Local 10 News, “Broward Schools did not say whether the individual was a student, teacher or other staff member. According to the district, they were not made aware of the positive test until Saturday.”

One source, who requested anonymity fearing reprisals, stated morale is low among principals and administrators. “There are no safety protocols. There is no plan,” they said. “We are provided with a mask and gloves and told to give a laptop to anyone with a school ID.” The source say administrators are reluctant to say anything out of fear of losing their jobs.

Another source tells REDBROWARD that the Broward Teachers Union (BTU) told school officials its members would not participate in this second distribution.

School Board Member Ann Murray Latest Broward Dem Pandering To Islamic Groups

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Broward School Board Member Ann Murray with folks from Emerge USA and ICNA Relief

Broward School Board Member Ann Murray with folks from Emerge USA and ICNA Relief

Broward School Board Member Ann Murray is the latest local Democrat pandering to Emerge USA PAC, an Islamic political action committee. First reported by FRONTPAGE magazine, Murray welcomed several Islamic groups into Miramar Elementary for a “back to school” supplies giveaway. The groups included Emerge USA, CAIR, and ICNA Relief (Islamic Circle of North America).

Frontpage reporter, Joe Kaufman wrote, “ICNA Relief is the main charity of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), the American affiliate of South Asian Islamist group Jamaat-e-Islami. Jamaat-e-Islami’s militant wing, Hizbul Mujahideen, owned the Pakistani compound where Osama bin Laden was killed in. ICNA has been linked to terrorist financing and has used the web to promote a number of terrorist groups, including Hamas, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and the Taliban.” Photographs of Murray with representatives of Emerge USA and ICNA were posted on the ICNA Relief’s Facebook page. Murray is just the latest Broward Democrat to pander to Emerge USA and its allies.

In July, REDBROWARD reported Democratic State Committeeman Ken Evans attended a Ramadan celebration honoring a controversial Islamic professor in Palm Beach. Evans attended an EMERGE USA dinner honoring the Islamic Center of Boca Raton (ICBR) founder Bassem Al-Halabi for “his leadership and contributions to the community.” According to published reports, Al-Halabi has ties to Sami Al-Arian, a radical Islamic professor at the University of South Florida (USF).

As REDBROWARD previously reported, EMERGE USA and the Florida Democratic Party have forged an alliance to boost turnout of Muslim voters.

In 2014, EMERGE USA worked closely with Charlie Crist’s failed gubernatorial campaign. REDBROWARD published EMERGE USA emails showing how it pressured Crist into making a hasty Ramadan greeting on social media.

REDBROWARD exposed how Broward candidates hid their EMERGE USA endorsements from their traditional base of Jewish Democratic voters in 2014.

Last month, REDBROWARD published photographs of female Broward judicial candidates covering their heads at a Ramadan event in Sunrise.

Did School Board Member Murray take the opportunity to have a “teaching moment” with the kids of Miramar Elementary? Did Ann Murray challenge the folks from Emerge USA and ICNA on women’s rights in the Muslim world?

Will Ann Murray and the other Broward Democrats hide their support for Emerge USA from their loyal Jewish voters throughout the county?icna2