Armed security guard at Florida school never encountered gunman during deadly rampage
An armed security guard never got the chance to stop the teen gunman who murdered 17 students and staffers at a Florida high school, authorities said Thursday. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel confirmed that accused mass murderer Nikolas Cruz managed to shoot up the Parkland high school without ever encountering the school resource deputy.
He was on campus and he was armed, Israel said. At this point, the only thing I can tell you definitively is he never encountered Cruz. The new revelation emerged hours after the 19-year-old Cruz, a gun fanatic who was expelled from the school, was charged with 17 counts of premediated murder.
The Florida rampage marked the 18th school shooting in the first 45 days of 2018. The disturbing tally is more than twice the number of school shootings this time last year.
Long before the latest shooting, Florida education officials have been begging lawmakers for more funds toward bolstering school safety. But the pleas have fallen on deaf ears, according to USA Today.
The states 67 school districts share a pot of money earmarked for such security needs as armed guards, bullying prevention and after-school programs. But the cash a total of $64.4 million has remained the same for the past seven years, leading to reductions in school resource officers. The money is nowhere near enough to do whats necessary to keep schools safe, Andy Tuck, a member of the state Board of Education, said at a July 17 meeting, according to USA Today.
Politicians who have voted to reduce or maintain the same levels of school funding have contributed to this national epidemic.. ---
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