Comment on Metro Briefs -- Published Dec. 21, 2014

Dear Amy: I have an intrusive neighbor who refuses to acknowledge my non-verbal signals when I don’t want to have a conversation. I live on a very friendly street and have a casual relationship with most of my neighbors. The lady next door always insists on interrupting me whenever I am outside.

Broward schools should no longer automatically evacuate for bomb threats, under a new directive that instructs principals and law enforcement to assess how credible the risk is. The goal is to reduce campus disruptions caused by a recent spike in bomb threats, according to a May 10 memo to principals from Jaime Alberti, chief of safety and security for the school district. The new procedures are supported by a national school safety expert but criticized by a district principals’ group, who said principals may continue evacuations because they not trained to determine the credibility of threats. The memo came a day after an evacuation at Fort Lauderdale High interrupted students who were taking a required test for a college-level course offered by Cambridge University. The district has faced complaints about how past evacuations have been handled, with students, staff and volunteers often standing outside in the heat for long periods of time with no water or access to restrooms, said Anna Fusco, president of the Broward Teachers Union. District data shows that as of April 30, the district had 175 incidents of a major disruption on campus — the category used to record bomb threats in school safety reports.

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Q: Wouldn’t the Heat be wise to draft Bronny James in the second round? Then LeBron could opt out of the Lakers and play small forward for the Heat to play with his son. Jimmy Butler could move back to shooting guard. The Heat would be instant title contenders.  – Nathan, Fort Lauderdale. A: Well, it seems you have all that figured out.

Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and leaders plan to seek a buyer for the financially troubled seafood chain based in Orlando. The bankruptcy, first reported by Bloomberg, came in U. S. District Court in Orlando and will allow the company to continue operating. In  a news release late Sunday, the company said the plan is to “simplify the business through a reduction in locations, and pursue a sale of substantially all of its assets.” “This restructuring is the best path forward for Red Lobster,” said CEO Jonathan Tibus in the release.

By JON GAMBRELL (Associated Press) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwest. Mokhber, 68, largely has been in the shadows compared to other politicians in Iran’s Shiite theocracy.