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• An Orange County Sheriff’s deputy pretended to be an active shooter at a simulation at Windermere High School.
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• An effort to place a state constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot that would ban assault weapons has enough signatures to trigger a state Supreme Court review of the proposal.
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• Kyra Parrow lost several close friends as a senior at the high school.
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• Governor Ron DeSantis introduced an executive order that will put measures in place to make schools safer at the Brevard Sheriff’s Department today.
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• In the year since the tragedy in Parkland, police departments across the state have adjusted their policing strategies to address threats of violence in the community. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, which was passed the Florida legislature weeks after the shooting, mandated a number of changes, including putting more police in schools and engaging with troubled individuals.
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• Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Jeff Foster shares how the Parkland community continues to heal one year after the shooting that left 17 dead on Feb. 14, 2018.
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• 17 lives were lost in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. Director Charlie Minn’s documentary “Parkland: Inside Building 12” features interviews with survivors of the tragedy.
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• March for Our Lives Orlando held a voter registration drive in Orlando as part of a nation-wide voter registration drive. A Parkland victim’s father created meaningful art that reflected on gun violence in the United States.
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• Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Pulse shooting survivors will join local political leaders in speaking out about gun laws tomorrow in downtown Orlando. The event is part of a national voter registration drive.
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• After the shooting in Parkland, Florida lawmakers set aside money to beef up school security. $162 million will help schools provide safety officers at every campus. From the education desk this week, Intersection takes a look at one school district – Polk County- that’s opted to spend that money on a school guardian safety program.
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