In 1994 Broward's superintendent, Virgil "Sam" Morgan retired after leading the School district for more than five years.

Under Runcie, the Parkland school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High took place, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2021, Robert Runcie was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on a felony charge of perjury, after a grand jury commissioned by Gov.

Ron DeSantis in 2019 to review safety and security matters after the Parkland school shooting recommend it.

Superintendent Robert Runcie and the School Board faced criticism for their handling of policies and the lack of guidance assisted to the shooter.

[14] In the lead up to the 2018 gubernatorial election, Republican candidate Ron DeSantis vowed to remove Runcie from his office, although he conceded that only the school board could do so.

[14] On February 13, 2019, now Florida Governor DeSantis announced that he had petitioned a statewide grand jury investigation.

[14] Supporters of Runcie accused the grand jury investigation that led to his indictment of being politically motivated.

[14] Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the school district switched almost entirely to online classes in March 2020 and gradually returned to in-person instruction starting in the fall of 2020.

[16] Throughout the 2020–2021 school year, the district required all students and staff to wear face masks as a preventative measure.