Florida school shooting Parents of Sandy Hook victims push 'red flags' program amid Washington inertia Sandy Hook Promise has shared its training programs with 2.5 million students and adults so far. Legislation would authorise federal funds to expand it A makeshift memorial for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. Read moreSandy Hook Promise has already been working with some schools in Florida, where this week’s shooting left 17 people dead. The Sandy Hook shooter was a troubled, isolated 20-year-old who was obsessed with mass murder, especially the Columbine school shooting. It’s not just mental health, it’s not just interventions, it’s everything.”The Stop School Violence Act of 2018, which authorizes funding for evidence-based school violence prevention programs, was introduced in January.

Source: The Guardian February 16, 2018 18:51 UTC