Head of Florida school district home to Parkland shooting resigns
by Richard Luscombe in Miami from on (#5H8Y0)
Robert Runcie stands down amid corruption inquiry as some claim he is a victim of political foes who blame him for 2018 massacre
The head of the Florida school district that saw the nation's deadliest high school shooting is standing down amid a secretive corruption inquiry and competing claims that his downfall was orchestrated by political foes who blame him for the loss of 17 lives.
Robert Runcie, superintendent of the Broward school district for nine years, confirmed his resignation on Thursday, just over three years after a former student killed 14 teenagers and three staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school (MSD) in Parkland.
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