A week after one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced a comprehensive plan to keep students safe in his state, including suggestions to raise the minimum age to buy a gun, keeping weapons out of the hands of the mentally ill and banning the sale of bump stocks.
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A call for change has emerged after 17 students were killed in the Parkland shooting on Feb. 14. And while gun control is at the forefront of the discussion, a second topic has surfaced both nationally and within Alachua County: the need to address mental health resources for high school students.
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Thousands of high school students and protestors ascended on the state capitol Wednesday to show their support for stricter gun laws following last week’s mass shooting that left 17 people dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive in Sunrise Wednesday by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school.
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North Marion High School will teach ALICE Training, a new security protocol, beginning this week, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.
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Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students with quavering voices and parents shaking with anger appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect American school children from the scourge of gun violence. Trump sat rapt and motionless, listening intently as raw emotions reverberated at the White House.
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After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on Feb. 14, the Santa Fe College police department is making sure everyone on the school's campuses is aware of what to do in emergency situations.
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Two gun-related measures backed by Second Amendment advocates were put on hold Wednesday as students from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and other schools pressured lawmakers for gun-control legislation.
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About 300 people came together to show their support for the 17 victims and their peers on Tuesday night at Turlington Plaza.
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More than 100 students who were on campus during last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead arrived to Tallahassee Tuesday night.
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