Why is Florida 'breaking up' with spring break?
BBCWhy is Florida 'breaking up' with spring break? Alamy Tens of thousands of university students head to Fort Lauderdale every year for spring break What started as an escape for college swimmers has evolved into a debaucherous party. Getty Images Many Florida cities, like Miami Beach, are now cracking down on spring breakers Fort Lauderdale's average temperatures are around 80F in March, with ocean temperatures in the balmy low to mid-70s. Daytona Beach began attracting spring breakers in the 1980s, after Fort Lauderdale had had enough of students' "balcony-diving" antics. Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, said 17 local law enforcement agencies from across the state had requested state assistance over the spring break period, with 60 state troopers bound for South Florida, predominantly Miami Beach.
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Miami Beach is breaking up with spring break — or at least trying to
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