Board sacks schools chief after Parkland massacre report

Police officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the day after a deadly shooting at the school (Wilfredo Lee/AP/PA)

The superintendent of Florida’s second largest school district was fired following a late-night motion brought up by a board member appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis following a grand jury report into the Parkland school massacre.

The board voted 5-4 to fire Broward Schools superintendent Vickie Cartwright, who did not hold the post at the time of the 2018 shooting, after Broward school board member Daniel Foganholi brought up the surprise motion on Monday night.