Governor Rick Scott will meet with families from Parkland on Friday

(EPA/AAP) Seventeen people were killed in the massacre. She said the not guilty plea was entered prematurely, before a grand jury indicted Cruz on 17 murder and 17 attempted murder charges in the February 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Cruz’s public defender has said Cruz will plead guilty if prosecutors take the death penalty off the table and sentence him to life in prison instead. Cruz has withdrawn a not guilty plea over the shooting. Her mom can be heard telling the girl, “I love you, I love you”.

“I am participating in the school walkout against our country’s guns laws to make clear that we will no longer standby while these disgusting tragedies of gun violence occur in schools”, said junior Izzi Zegers, an organizer of the LHS walkout.

Florida lawmakers approved the legislation earlier this week with the state House voting 67-50 to approve the bill and the state Senate passing it by a 20-18 vote.

The guardian program allows school districts to work with sheriff’s offices to train volunteer school staff to have weapons in the event of a campus attack.

Meanwhile, Democrat legislators said the guardian program was a “poison pill” in a law otherwise taking necessary steps towards gun control. Scott has 15 days to either sign or veto the legislation.

We agree with those critics who think the bill didn’t go far enough in preventing future mass shootings in Florida like the one in Parkland or the one Orlando suffered in June 2016 at the Pulse nightclub. On March 14, students across the country will be walking together for a greater cause.

“I believe in everything that you believe in”, said Tyson Dillavou, board member.

Peterson is seen on video surveillance at 2:23 p.m. on the outside of the building.

Cruz will be arraigned on the 34-count indictment Wednesday. “He’s defied all odds, and he continues to do so”, his lawyer said.

His family’s attorney hasn’t responded to a request for information.

Students in 1,855 schools nationwide plan to join the planned protest in solidarity with students in Parkland, Fla., where 14 children and three educators were fatally shot last month.

“The objective of the nationwide walkout clearly states that this is to demand that Congress pass legislation (gun control) to help keep schools safe”, posted Julie Jones-Kelly on the school’s Facebook page.

Trump spoke Thursday at a Cabinet meeting.

The bill broke with the National Rifle Association in raising the minimum age for rifle purchases to 21 from 18.

“The Leon Classroom Teachers Association does not want anyone in the schools with a weapon who is not a sworn law enforcement officer”, said Scott Mazur, LCTA President.

Scott wouldn’t say whether he would sign SB 7026. The bill would also ban bump stocks, which allow semiautomatic rifles to mimic automatic fire, and seeks to improve communication between schools, law enforcement, and state agencies. “He will be meeting with victims’ families on Friday in Tallahassee before he acts”. Pollack said other family members are also being asked to travel to the state Capitol.