Supporting the Removal of Scott Israel
Florida Senate Rules Committee Hearing on the Removal of Scott IsraelStatement of Ryan PettyOctober 21, 2019 As families of the 17 victims killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day 2018, we honor the many acts of heroism by the first...Targeted Violence — The Dana Show
I joined Dana Loesch on The Dana Show (8/16/2019) to talk about what can be done to stop targeted violence & schools shootings. We discuss behavioral threat assessment, Red Flag laws and respecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners. Ryan Petty on The Dana Show...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.
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Parents, frustrated with shifting political winds in K-12 education, are doing what parents have been known to do for centuries: Go it alone. https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2020-01-13/national-parents-union-to-challenge-political-influence-of-teachers-groups
I'm proud to announce that @MadeInSpace has decided to relocate their corporate headquarters from the highly-taxed, highly-regulated state of California, to the business friendly environment of Florida.
If you plan on traveling for the long-weekend, be prepared before you hit the road. Make sure your car’s emergency kit is stocked with a blanket, flash light and snacks in case you need to pull over.
Meals on Wheels participation is dropping at senior centers. So one project in Washington took a new approach: a diner — where seniors can get eggs, coffee, and community.
"They play Frank Sinatra in the mornings, and it makes me so happy," a patron says. https://trib.al/OR8HSW1
Borlaug's wheat and the dwarf rice varieties are credited for ushering in the Green Revolution. His work saved approximately one billion lives. He truly deserves to be our first Hero of Progress. #HeroesofProgress https://humanprogress.org/article.php?p=1498
My latest at @CNNOpinion ... https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/opinions/new-york-sweeping-bail-reform-gagliano/index.html
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This is THE single largest threat against free speech today.
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This is grotesque. https://twitter.com/Nrg8000/status/1218357772321841152
Wow, Chinese state propganda is confirming that traditional cemeteries are being bulldozed, bodies are being exhumed (which is generally against Islamic law), and unceremoneously dumped (without plaques or names) in state-sanctioned cemeteries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXBIeKpUq_c
“But over time, by organizing, he learned he can change the Dem Party”. Yes he can.
In 1985, Bernie Sanders wrote: “Whether I run for governor or not is really not important. What would be a tragedy, however, is for people with a radical vision to fall into the pathetic camp of the intellectually bankrupt Democratic Party.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-independent_n_5e21e4f8c5b632117612f412