Report: Miami-Dade School District Misused $6M For Driver's Ed Programs

Miami FL

19 September, 2021

7:53 AM

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CBS Miami September 19, 2021 In Miami-Dade County, which notoriously boasts some of the worst drivers in the nation, a program was created decades ago to help public schools train the next generation of safety-conscious young motorists. The concept: $3 of every Miami traffic ticket paid goes to the Drivers Education Safety Fund, part of a program Miami-Dade County created to reimburse schools that provide cars for crucial behind-the-wheel driving lessons. But in reality, according to a newly released school district Inspector General's report, the Miami-Dade school district program was in shambles — even as it raked in $6.2 million that wound up being put into a general fund. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.