False Fire Alarms Causing Panic for Students at Stoneman Douglas
Broward County school officials are trying to resolve the issues with the fire alarm systems to prevent further trauma for faculty and students.
Broward County school officials are trying to resolve the issues with the fire alarm systems to prevent further trauma for faculty and students.
Aidan Spitzer, Parkland shooting victim, raised over $23,000 for medical kits and received a civic award from the mayor of Parkland.
School security systems requirements vary among states across the country. Here’s a list of the most common in each state.
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.
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”.
The Stoneman Douglas shooter was referred to the district’s PROMISE program four years ago for vandalism at his middle school.
Money from a program to arm school staff members will be put toward hiring school resource officers.
Districts and local and state governments are investigating ways to upgrade school safety as a result of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting.
Scot Peterson had worked for the Broward Sheriff’s Office since July 1985 and was hired as the school resource officer in 2009.