Broward County Public Schools will remain closed Friday due to historic flooding from severe storms.
All school campuses, including district offices, will be closed. All after-school activities, field trips, events and extracurricular activities are also canceled.
Board member Lori Alhadeff said in a news conference that first responders and school officials have not been able to access a number of schools due to the heavy flooding.
School officials anticipate that classes will resume Monday.
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Preliminary figures from the National Weather Service in Miami showed 25.91 inches of rain fell at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Wednesday, shattering the old record of 14.59 inches set in 1979.
Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for Broward County. Fort Lauderdale also declared a state of emergency Thursday morning as well as the City of Dania Beach.
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