School embezzlement, fatal crash, job cuts. Catch up on 3 Coral Springs stories
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Three recent stories about Coral Springs and Broward County covered several topics, including a school administrator’s embezzlement case, a fatal wrong-way crash and school district job cuts.
Here’s a rundown to catch up:
Former principal from Coral Springs avoids prison in $238K embezzlement case
A former principal convicted of stealing more than $238,000 won’t go to prison; she was sentenced to 10 years of probation plus over $121,000 in restitution. Her attorneys argued mental-health treatment needs and repayment outweighed incarceration.
Former Coral Springs mayor’s son killed in wrong-way crash, cops say
Nicholas Addis, the son of longtime former Coral Springs Mayor Vincent Boccard, was killed in a head-on crash after investigators said another driver was traveling the wrong way. City officials publicly shared condolences and funeral services were held April 17.
Broward Schools tells 300 workers their jobs are cut as part of cost-saving plan
Broward County Public Schools told about 300 employees their jobs will be eliminated or reduced next school year as part of a wider cost-cutting reorganization tied to declining enrollment and funding. The district projects roughly $45 million in savings.
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