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My community never got the help it needed to actually heal. But even now, our community is still experiencing the aftershocks of the attack. Over the course of just one week in March, two more MSD students died, this time by suicide, adding to the horror of this senseless and preventable tragedy. In the days immediately following the Parkland shooting, before the families of the victims had processed the magnitude of their loss, a cadre of vocal students, fueled by the news media frenzy, focused on political action. Read more commentary: Flashback: Here's what it was like to watch my friends die in Room 1216 I moved my kids from Florida to New Zealand, only to need to explain mass shootings anyway While the sense of political urgency from students was understandable and in some ways admirable, it came at the cost of a focus on the health and healing — for the families of the victims, students, teachers and the community at large. Mismanaged media frenzy The lack of focus was recently highlighted by MSD teacher Kimberly Krawczyk, who bravely spoke out about the failure of the school district to address the trauma experienced by students and teachers. The SSI found that only one-third of attackers had ever received a mental health evaluation, and fewer than one-fifth had been diagnosed with a mental health or behavior disorder. As shocking as it may sound, as a group, school shooters are similar in this way to suicide victims. Solutions to the suicide epidemic The Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center has recommended a proactive approach to school safety called the Threat Assessment Model, which uses a team of mental health, law enforcement and education professionals to help identify troubled young people. My good friend and collaborator, Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber and her colleagues at Columbia University, developed the Columbia Protocol, a suicide-prevention tool with six simple questions to help determine whether a person is at risk for suicide.

The Lakeland-based grocery chain donated $33,000 to Florida lawmakers in February, the company’s first contributions since halting all political giving last year during a national firestorm related to the Parkland shooting. It was the most by far that Publix had ever donated to a single political campaign. Putnam, a Republican, declared himself a “proud NRA sellout” in 2017. Common @Publix https://t.co/uSVso4nzLh — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) May 15, 2018 The company donated $1,000 to 33 lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans, just before the start of the legislative session. Publix gave Gruters, the chairman of the Florida Republican Party, $1,000 on Feb. 22. It doesn’t work. Many of those Democrats have worked alongside the same gun violence activists who called for the Publix boycotts. Among those is Rep. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat representing West Park in Broward County and one of the loudest critics of state gun laws. I don’t speak down on anyone’s activism,” Jones said. I’m more or less hopeful that during that time of reevaluation that they’ve looked at how they do these things going forward to make sure that kind of thing doesn’t happen again.” Publix donated $1,000 to Jones’ campaign on Feb. 18.

The Lakeland-based grocery chain donated $33,000 to Florida lawmakers in February, the company’s first contributions since halting all political giving last year during a national firestorm related to the Parkland shooting. It was the most by far that Publix had ever donated to a single political campaign. The company donated $1,000 to 33 lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans, just before the start of the legislative session. Publix gave Gruters, the chairman of the Florida Republican Party, $1,000 on Feb. 22. It doesn’t work. They’re the largest employer in Florida and they have a lot to lose ” Publix’s five-man lobbying team is working on about three dozen bills filed during the 2019 legislative session, according to state disclosure reports, including legislation related to pharmacies, workers’ compensation and trucking. Many of those Democrats have worked alongside the same gun violence activists who called for the Publix boycotts. Among those is Rep. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat representing West Park in Broward County and one of the loudest critics of state gun laws. I don’t speak down on anyone’s activism,” Jones said. Publix donated to $1,000 to Jones’ campaign on Feb. 18.

The panel’s recommendation that schools be given the option to arm teachers was met with mixed reaction. But other groups disagreed, including several on hand Monday. Representatives from Moms Demand Action voiced concerns that having guns inside classrooms could put students at risk, especially if the students have the ability to get access to the gun. The League of Women Voters and Florida PTA also spoke out in opposition. And the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) put out a statement condemning the committee after the measure was approved. As we approach the anniversary of the Parkland shooting, it is shameful that instead of honoring the victims Republicans are trying to put more guns in our schools.” Republicans on the committee, including Committee Chair Manny Diaz, pointed out that the recommendation originated from the MSD Commission’s report. And when several speakers voiced concern over teachers being given the task of defending students, Republican Sen. Dennis Baxley pushed back, pointing out that the bill merely gives teachers the option to undergo Guardian training and carry on campus. “No educator is required to be a Guardian,” Baxley said. “No educator is required to carry any kind of defensive weapon. “I do understand that no educator is asked or required to be a Guardian,” Berman said.

The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs spoke to several of them about the tragedy’s impact on their daily experiences, how safe they feel and the role of politics. We wanted to take some time tonight to hear from students around the country. Memphis Cleveland: Obviously, Parkland was a really big turning point in this, but it has happened in a lot of different places that, you know, maybe we don't hear about every day. But because of Parkland, so many things have changed, even in my smaller school. Like, right after it happened, everyone was a lot more paranoid than they are now. The doors are locked all the time. James Abbot: I actually feel unsafe, a lot more unsafe after Parkland, just because a lot more kids realize they have the opportunity to shoot up a school. You know that it's not that hard to get a gun, and a lot of kids know that. And it really has done a lot in the face of lawmakers and people that can make change. Kim Leadholm: I feel hopeful that I will feel safer in the future.

The Henderson High senior is among a wave of young people mobilizing for the midterm elections — whether to turn out voters or register themselves — and energized specifically by the issue of gun violence. Students in Philadelphia, the suburbs, and Pittsburgh are part of organizing efforts to push stricter gun laws; promote local, state, and federal candidates who support those laws; and register voters. Between 10,000 and 17,000 people attended the March for Our Lives in Philadelphia, said chairwoman Serita Lewis. The Philadelphia March for Our Lives chapter has worked on "cross-cultural, cross-community" conversation, and students have also helped their parents and relatives decide to vote, Lewis said. "There have been kids being shot in Philadelphia forever. … What I loved was Parkland did not forget about those kids," said Parkinson. Turner threw herself into organizing her school's walkout against gun violence, attended the Washington march with Parkinson, and decided to talk at some local events about Ramsay and the shooting. "I realized that I didn't want her death to just become another piece of data in a statistic about mass shootings in schools," Turner said. "[It's] a whole generation, the active shooter generation, of kids who … are sort of thinking about politics for the very first time. And they're doing it through the lens of gun violence and school shootings," said Peter Ambler, director of Giffords' group.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Hard to match last week with all the excitement of Florida's primary elections, but there's still a lot going on in Florida politics this week. On Tuesday, Polk County school board will hold a work session at 2 p.m., followed by a board meeting and public hearing at 5 p.m., to adopt the final budget, tax rates, and revisions to school board policies. Also on Tuesday, the city of Sarasota will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. about raising its property tax rate to offset costs from five parks and recreation facilities. The tax increase is about $10 bucks a year for every $100-thousand dollars in home value, so the owner of a $300,000 home would see a tax increase of $27.12 per year. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission will hold its monthly meeting this week on Wednesday and Thursday. The commission was setup to uncover what went wrong leading up to and on the Valentine's Day shooting massacre in Parkland. The commission will also begin the process of formulating its findings and recommendations for the final report due to the legislature in January 2019. On Wednesday, two cases will go before the Florida supreme court, both regarding whether language used in two constitutional amendments on the ballot in November is detailed enough. Amendment 6 would increase victims' rights a la Marsy's Law, raise the retirement age for judges from 70 to 75, and prohibit courts from deferring to a state agency's interpretation of the law. Both cases argued that the amendments' ballot title and summary weren't detailed enough and misrepresented the true impact of the amendments.

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor, Kyle Kashuv, reacts to new security measures being implemented around the country on 'Fox & Friends.' FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well…

Lauren and David Hogg, siblings and survivors of the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, join Morning Joe to discuss their new book "#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line" and how activism has helped them begin…