(CNN) — On February 14, 2018, a 19-year-old gunman walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and opened fire, killing 17 students and faculty members. Like any school shooting, the Parkland tragedy irreparably altered the community in which it took place. But the impact of the school, its students, and the friends […]
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A former Parkland, Florida, school safety officer who failed to confront the gunman when 17 people were fatally shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year, was arrested Tuesday on multiple charges, including child neglect and perjury. Scot Peterson, who worked as a security guard at the school, was charged with seven counts of […]
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The community of Parkland, Florida, is focusing attention on its suicide prevention programs after two survivors of the Florida high school massacre killed themselves in a week. Parkland Mayor Christine Hunschofsky said Monday that community leaders, government officials, parents, police and others held an emergency meeting Sunday after a second Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School […]
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A survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School died by suicide this past weekend. Sydney Aiello, 19, killed herself Sunday, friends of the former Parkland student told NBC 6. Family and friends were saying their goodbyes to Aiello at a funeral on Friday. Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed in […]
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[bc_video video_id=”6009155730001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] A survivor and former students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida continue to travel the nation to raise awareness against gun violence a year after a gunman shot and killed 17 of their peers, they now take their message grassroots and […]
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Florida school shooting survivor and gun control advocate David Hogg is going to Harvard University. Hogg announced his acceptance to the Cambridge, Massachusetts, university on Twitter Saturday. He said he plans to major in political science. Thank you all for the well wishes, I’ll be attending Harvard in the fall with a planned major in […]
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A father of one of the victims of the school massacre in Parkland, Florida, lashed out at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, tweeting early Friday that he was unconvinced by the judge’s emotional testimony. Judge Kavanaugh, I listened to you talk of your life being ruined. It is not. I listened to you turn yourself into a victim. […]
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On their nationwide tour after the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida, Marjory Stoneman Douglas students are ramping up their voter registration initiative as the midterm elections near.