Why gun owners should support Risk Protection Orders
President Trump has signaled his willingness to make a deal on Risk Protection Orders, which have bi-partisan support. Gun owners should work with lawmakers to ensure legislation protects law abiding gun owners.
Sending our Teachers into Battle
UPDATE: As reported in the New York Post, a New York City teacher, Aida Sehic, who complained of horrific racial, sexual, and physical abuse from students has settled a lawsuit against the Department of Education, The Post has learned. Sehic and the DOE agreed to...The Sins of a Superintendent
All of us make mistakes. The key is to acknowledge them, learn, and move on. The real sin is ignoring mistakes, or worse, seeking to hide them. Robert Zoellick Add another to the ever-growing list of sins committed by Superintendent Robert Runcie and the Broward...Another Failure by Broward Schools
UPDATE 2/13/2019: After several days of asking Sun Sentinel journalists to look into the details surrounding the rejection by the Broward County School District of proposed legislation that would have put a focus on school safety and security, the Sun Sentinel...Threat Assessment in Florida Schools: The US Secret Service Perspective
Now that the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission’s initial report has been sent to the Florida Governor and to the leaders of the Florida House & Senate, I’d like to share a few of the recommendations that went into the report,...So you want to be a school guardian?
Here are the requirements for any school staff member to become an armed campus guardian in the State of Florida. Currently, these requirements surpass the training required for School Resource Officers (certified law enforcement officers) assigned to schools.
My Statement on the 2018 Broward County School Board Election
Our public schools in Broward County can and must do better: from improving academic performance to making our teachers a priority, to the realization of safer schools.
If We Could Roll Back the Clock to February 14, 2017
Recently on my social media stream, a friend proposed the following thought exercise about gun control and time travel. After the Parkland tragedy that took 17 lives, including my daughter Alaina, I took some time to reflect on this. Here is what my friend proposed:...We Found Another Big Piece of the School Shooting Puzzle–An Antibiotic for Suicide
As many of you know, since the killing of our daughter Alaina at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland Florida on Valentines Day, Kelly and I have been searching, studying, & looking for solutions to eliminate the national scourge of school shootings....Ryan Petty Tweets
Cc @KingJames https://t.co/5On93MxwhT
It is in the interest of Superintendent Robert Runcie and members of the school board to tolerate ineptitude, ambiguity and failure to insulate them from responsibility for their failures. https://t.co/00XvbZJAOi
As for who is responsible for those failures, Gualtieri said, “Ultimately, it’s the superintendent and the School Board. They’re the ones tasked with ensuring the district has the right policies and procedures.”
You can read the full investigation of former Stoneman Douglas security specialist here. There’s a “related” link after 3rd paragraph. You’ll see the district was accusing him of not doing security stuff that they’d never told him it was his job to do. https://t.co/LROSeB6JQ4
Warren is calling to break up Big Tech.
Now do the public school monopoly.
#DemocraticDebate #Cato2020
It’s not too late for @ScottJIsrael to do the honorable thing and withdraw.
Gov. Ron DeSantis brings in legal firepower for Scott Israel’s hearing https://t.co/1PMtZCvGWm