Feb 14 Watch 12:11 Parkland teacher who survived shooting calls arming faculty ‘asinine’ Thursday marked the first anniversary of a deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Across the country, Americans paused to observe a moment of silence in honor of the 17 lives lost in the tragedy. Amna… Continue watching
Feb 14 A year after Parkland massacre, 17 victims remembered By Terry Spencer, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre a year ago renewed the national debate on guns and school safety, turned some victims' parents and surviving students into political activists and at least temporarily ended the local sheriff's career. Continue reading
Feb 14 A year after Parkland, support sinks for stricter laws on gun sales, poll says By Laura Santhanam Few Americans -- 9 percent -- think the nation will be safer from gun violence any time soon. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 3:50 Parkland’s legacy: Heightened security, stricter dress codes and political advocacy By Student Reporting Labs A year after a gunman killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the lives and outlooks of students across the country are also permanently altered. The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs spoke to several of them about… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 8:54 A year after Parkland shooting, can anonymous tip lines help students keep schools safer? By Lisa Stark, Education Week This week marks a year since a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 students and educators. Since then, a renewed push for school safety has led to the development of initiatives like… Continue watching
Feb 10 More states adopting gun-seizure laws after Parkland tragedy By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press In the year since the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, more and more states have passed laws making it easier to take guns away from people who may be suicidal or bent on violence against others, and… Continue reading
Aug 15 Parkland students start the school year with tightened security By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wednesday returned to a more secure campus as they began their first new school year since a gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building. Continue reading
Jun 06 WATCH: Video details the moments before Parkland school shooting By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The video released by Broward County prosecutors Tuesday was recorded shortly after the shooting. In it, Andrew Medina told detectives he saw Nikolas Cruz get out of an Uber with a large bag and make "a beeline" toward the freshman… Continue reading
May 25 Hearing for accused Parkland shooter rescheduled By Associated Press A status hearing on the murder and other charges facing 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz that had been scheduled Friday in Fort Lauderdale will now take place June 21. Continue reading
Apr 20 The Columbine shooting was 19 years ago today. Here’s how students are marking the anniversary By Colleen Slevin, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press A planned national high school walkout for gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting Friday won't include student protests at the Colorado school that changed the way the nation viewed shootings. Continue reading