On Wednesday, February 14th, 2018, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shot and killed 17 students and wounded another 14. The 19-year-old was recently expelled for disciplinary reasons and was forced attend a different school in the district. The man appeared to be working alone and did not have any accomplices.

Florida Governor, Rick Scott, told reporters, “Next week in Tallahassee, I’m going sit down with state leaders. We’re going have a real conversation about two things. How do we make sure when a parent is ready to send their child to school, that in Florida, that parent knows that child is going to be safe.”