Renzo DowneyMarch 10, 2020
5min467
Schools would have the option to use their own conforming legislation.
Tag: Stoneman Douglas High School
Renzo DowneyMarch 10, 2020
Ryan NicolFebruary 5, 2019
9min323
President Donald Trump is set to give the address Tuesday night.
Ryan NicolFebruary 4, 2019
4min426
Pollack lost his daughter, Meadow, during the Parkland shooting.
Ryan NicolJanuary 24, 2019
5min248
Robert Runcie canceled a meeting with parents of Parkland victims Thursday.
Ryan NicolDecember 21, 2018
3min304
A national survey of U.S. editors and news directors conducted by the Associated Press has named February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School the number one news story of 2018. The attack killed 17 people, spawned activism efforts from students and parents of the victims, and resulted in the passage of a new gun safety […]
Ryan NicolDecember 21, 2018
5min468
State Sen. Lauren Book is putting forward a new measure (SB 174) in response to February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, mandating silent alarm systems be set up in public schools throughout the state. The act, dubbed “Alyssa’s Law,” is named after Alyssa Alhadeff, a 14-year-old student who was one of the 17 people […]
Ryan NicolOctober 15, 2018
4min415
Rick Scott, Florida’s outgoing Republican Governor, is out with a new ad in the race for U.S. Senate, highlighting the endorsement of Andrew Pollack, who lost his daughter in February’s shooting in Parkland. Scott is attempting to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. In the new minute-long ad, titled “Meadow,” Pollack speaks of the loss […]
Ryan NicolJune 6, 2018
4min191
Following February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people, President Donald Trump set up the Federal Commission on School Safety. The commission, chaired by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, was tasked with reviewing ways to keep students safe in light of recent acts of gun violence. One issue the commission apparently won’t […]
Ryan NicolMay 29, 2018
4min483
It’s been just two weeks since Lori Alhadeff announced a run for Broward County School Board. Already, it appears the seat will be hers. Alhadeff, whose 14-year-old daughter Alyssa was killed in February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, has earned endorsements from a wide array of state and federal politicians. Most notably, Rep. Ted […]
Ryan NicolMay 22, 20182min316
Abby Freedman of Parkland has decided against running for re-election to the Broward County School Board. Her decision comes after Lori Alhadeff, the mother of one of the victims of February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School, announced she would challenge Freedman for the seat. That leaves Alhadeff alone in the race for District 4, […]