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Broward Schools Superintendent Arrested On Perjury Charge

Robert Runcie was criticized for his actions both before and after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting.

Luke Rosiak
Broward Schools Superintendent Arrested On Perjury Charge
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Robert Runcie, the superintendent of Broward County schools who cut back sharply on discipline in schools before the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of perjury in an official proceeding. School board attorney Barbara Myrick was also charged with unlawfully disclosing grand jury proceedings.

WPLG reported that Runcie is charged with lying to a grand jury that was investigating:

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