School resource officer did not enter school during Florida shooting

In Broward County, where 17 people were killed last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, deputies will now be able to carry rifles, specifically AR-15s, at county schools, said Sheriff Scott Israel during a Wednesday news conference. The women survived the Columbine High School shooting nearly 19 years ago, and say every time another shooting takes place, they re-live their horrific memories.

Scores of students from Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School joined other students from other high schools on Wednesday as massive protests against ending of gun violence gained momentum across the U.S. this week.

Calling the school community his family, he said, “Those are kids and teachers and staff I’ve known for years”.

“We’re not for banning any type of gun”, he said.

The president’s proposal came just hours after the NRA affirmed its opposition, calling such a restriction an infringement on gun owners’ rights.

Students at several local high schools took their demands for stricter gun laws to Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

“When people have just undergone a psychiatric evaluation and we’re anxious about their mental health, these people need to away from guns until they’re evaluated – maybe years down the road”, he added.

Some school districts, including one in the Houston area, are threatening to suspend students who disrupt classes or walk out in protest.

Peterson has sought retirement from the department, which Sheriff Israel said he’s entitled to after serving the necessary time with the agency and “meeting the requirements” for retirement from the department.

“In two of these cases, after being briefed by internal affairs, I’ve restricted two of our deputies to take statements and make a decision to see whether they should have and could have” done something to prevent the shooting, Israel added.

The school resource officer on duty when a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida school found a safe spot outside the building – and did absolutely nothing, officials said Thursday.

The rewound footage did not put any lives in danger, Pustizzi said, but it “did cause some confusion” when officers entered the school. “That’s not a threat – that’s a promise”, said one student.

Students also held a sit-in near House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s office and tried to give boxes of petitions to Gov. Scott’s office.