High school graduation is still months away, but there’s a controversy already brewing in Broward County Public Schools. The district has decided that most of its high schools will hold graduation ceremonies inside three of its gymnasiums instead of more glamorous venues as they’ve done in past years.
Most of this year’s graduates will receive their diplomas in another school’s gym – either Dillard High School, Pompano Beach High School, or Blanche Ely High School. All three have large facilities with chairback seats.
“This is a cost-saving measure. We have the facilities, we haven’t been leveraging them, we’re going to save at minimum, $500,000, and that’s at minimum. We may actually save even more,” said Superintendent Dr. Howard Hepburn…