Report: Parkland Gunman Lost Special Needs Support from School District
A newly released report found that while Broward County Schools largely followed the law, it mishandled the shooter’s access to special services.
A newly released report found that while Broward County Schools largely followed the law, it mishandled the shooter’s access to special services.
The Broward School Board tried to block the release of the footage, claiming it would expose weak spots in the district’s surveillance systems.
The school board approved the additional spending just a few months after a student gunman shot and killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School.
The lawsuit claims the Broward Schools superintendent had been warned about the school’s lack of security but did nothing to fix it.
During a dayslong summit at its headquarters, FBI officials shared its findings of recent research into 63 active shooters.
One of the security monitors was suspended in 2017 after he was accused of sexual harassment by two female students, one of which was killed in the February shooting.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office recommends the school district establish its own police department but board members say the district doesn’t have the funding or expertise.
Broward County prosecutors released a police interview with a Stoneman Douglas security monitor who was the first to see the gunman and is being criticized for not issuing a “Code Red”.
A school resource officer was shot during the encounter and remains in critical condition; the gunman was not hit in the gunfire with police.
Authorities have released the names of the ten victims in the Texas school shooting and are now working to determine a potential motive.