{"id":107516,"date":"2026-01-06T12:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/107516\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:52:09","slug":"lori-alhadeff-not-seeking-re-election-to-broward-school-board-backs-sharry-kimmel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/107516\/","title":{"rendered":"Lori Alhadeff not seeking re-election to Broward School Board; backs Sharry Kimmel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0January 6, 2026 at 7:35 AM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HL552IXAOBG25GGT3SDFLXDGOM.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/>Lori Alhadeff (Broward County Public Schools) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">PARKLAND, Fla.  \u2014 Broward County School Board member Lori Alhadeff confirmed to Local 10 News Monday that she will not be seeking a third term representing District 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Alhadeff, whose daughter Alyssa was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in February 2018, was elected to the school board that same year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Since then, she has \u201cbeen involved in shaping policies, promoting dialogue, and advocating for measures to ensure the well-being and security of students in Broward County Public Schools,\u201d her biography on the Broward County Public Schools website states. \u201cShe continues to use her platform to raise awareness, push for legislative changes, and support initiatives aimed at enhancing school safety like Alyssa\u2019s Alert, a panic button to be used in a life-threatening emergency situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Alhadeff told Local 10 that she is backing candidate<a href=\"https:\/\/sharrykimmel.com\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPJ3MpicmlkETFVbWxqNU1hMEdEV285dVhSc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlIDfARutyouZy-uCNdLMgABHOVPqe2svrIF0unIUjVh86m5asq0CglP8fNI&amp;brid=CeZgryQC6LFBIXMZdOesCA\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/sharrykimmel.com\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPJ3MpicmlkETFVbWxqNU1hMEdEV285dVhSc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlIDfARutyouZy-uCNdLMgABHOVPqe2svrIF0unIUjVh86m5asq0CglP8fNI&amp;brid=CeZgryQC6LFBIXMZdOesCA\"> Sharry Kimmel<\/a>, who also lives in Parkland and is a longtime educator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m honored to be endorsed by Lori Alhadeff, who knows my commitment to our students and the responsibility this role requires,\u201d Kimmel posted to her campaign\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VoteSharryKimmel\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VoteSharryKimmel\">Facebook page. <\/a>\u201cTogether, we can strengthen our schools by prioritizing student safety, fiscal responsibility, transparent decision-making as our schools are redefined, and supporting and retaining the best teachers in Broward. Our students, families, and educators deserve leadership rooted in education, and I\u2019m ready to serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Amanda Batchelor\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/83776d46-011c-4018-ab.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Amanda Batchelor<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0January 6, 2026 at 7:35 AM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandLori Alhadeff (Broward County Public Schools) PARKLAND, Fla. \u2014 Broward County School&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":{"0":"post-107516","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-fort-lauderdale","9":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","10":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}