Kyle KashuvOn February 14, 2018, 17 people were killed and 17 more were injured when Marjory Stoneman Douglas became the scene of Florida’s deadliest school shooting on record. In the months since, the public has discovered the extent of the Broward County School District’s failures to protect its students and provide adequate responses to issues. Furthermore, the superintendent has continuously misled the public about the events prior to the shooting. Here’s what went wrong:
Prior to the shooting, a bond referendum was passed in which over $800 million was budgeted for Broward County schools, with over $100 million designated specifically for school safety. As of now, Year 4 of the program, roughly 5% of the this year’s total safety budget has been spent, largely due to safety projects plagued with major delays. In the meantime, music, art, and technology programs continue to be implemented on time and on budget.
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