“Parkland Strong” and “MSD Strong” signs can still be found all over the Florida town where 17 people were killed in a school shooting last year. The attack on February 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, is the deadliest in a U.S high school. The gunman killed 14 students and three adults. Seventeen other people were wounded. Now, a year later, students, teachers, parents and community leaders continue to struggle with the horror it caused. Angela Burrafato’s son graduated from Stoneman last year. She said a lot of angst and sadness remain because not much has changed in a year. People are divided about what to blame and how to prevent another violent attack. The top police official in Broward County, Scott Israel, was recently suspended from his job. The new governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, said he ordered the suspension last month because of poor police operation during the attack.
