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Flowers and stones are shown at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the one-year anniversary of the school shooting, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Parkland, Fla. A year ago on Thursday, 14 students and three staff members were killed when a gunman opened fire at the high school. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Students track fatal child shootings since Parkland killings

Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, photo, students gather during a vigil at Pine Trails Park for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder last year. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ** FILE **

Parkland, Florida, school massacre 1 year later: A time to remember the victims

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Volunteers help build a California artist, David Best's vision for a non-denominational, temporary temple for the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 in Coral Springs, Fla. The temple will remain open until May when it will be burned in a purification ceremony. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The Latest: 1,000-plus gather to honor Parkland victims

Associated Press

Suzanne Devine Clark, an art teacher at Deerfield Beach Elementary School, places painted stones at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the one-year anniversary of the school shooting, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Parkland, Fla. A year ago on Thursday, 14 students and three staff members were killed when a gunman opened fire at the high school. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Parkland shooting victims are remembered in silence

By KELLI KENNEDY and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

In this, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 photo, Matt Deitsch, center, hugs his sister Sam, left, and mother Elizabeth, as Elizabeth prepares to take Sam to the airport on for a speaking engagement in Washington, from their home in Parkland, Fla. Matt, Sam and their brother Ryan have crisscrossed the country helping to register young voters and advocate for stricter gun laws. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Parkland shooting stirs 3 siblings to lives of activism

By KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press

California artist David Best, and a team of volunteers build a non-denominational, temporary temple for the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting massacre, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 in Coral Springs, Fla. Visitors will be allowed to mourn, remember, contemplate, leave mementos and write message on its walls. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Parkland massacre survivors privately mourning anniversary

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Florida shooting produced mixed results in gun legislation

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Last year, 17 students and faculty were killed in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. State and local governments are still debating how to best protect students from harm — many are pushing for policies that would arm teachers. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

To prevent shooting tragedies, many state, local governments across U.S. debate arming teachers

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, right, of Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation hugs Rabbi Cheryl Klein, left, of Dor Hadash Congregation and Rabbi Jonathan Perlman during a community gathering held in the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. As the Jewish community grieved, Myers took a leading role during public memorials and presided over seven funerals in the space of less than a week. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Amid 2018’s tragedies were moments of compassion and duty

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2018 file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. President Donald Trump’s school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline. The commission was led by DeVos and made dozens of policy recommendations in a report released Tuesday. Trump created the panel in March following the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump’s safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 19, 2018 photo, Jackson police stand guard outside Jackson High School in Jackson, Mich., during dismissal following a lockdown after two windows at the school were shattered by bullets. Classes were canceled Friday, a day after gunfire apparently from a nearby neighborhood shattered the windows of two occupied classrooms. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP) **FILE**

Trump panel proposes erasing Obama-era discipline rules for minority students, arming more adults

By Valerie Richardson and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz talks with his defense attorney Diane Cuddihy at the Broward Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Cruz faces the death penalty if convicted of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Parkland high school shooting generating change in Florida

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 photo, Sofie Whitney, activist and student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, talks about voting during a Vote for Our Lives event at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Nine months after 17 classmates and teachers were gunned down at their Florida school, Parkland students are finally facing the moment they’ve been leading up to with marches, school walkouts and voter-registration events throughout the country: their first Election Day. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Parkland survivors vote for 1st time, months after massacre

By KELLI KENNEDY and MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 photo, student volunteers help out at a booth to encourage on campus voting for students during a Vote for Our Lives event at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. Nine months after 17 classmates and teachers were gunned down at their Florida school, Parkland students are finally facing the moment they’ve been leading up to with marches, school walkouts and voter-registration events throughout the country: their first Election Day. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Months after massacre, Parkland victims vote for first time

By KELLI KENNEDY and MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

Illegally possessed firearms seized by authorities are shown at a news conference in Los Angeles Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Officials say a new police task force targeting people who aren't allowed to have guns has led to the arrest of 35 people and the seizure of more than 100 firearms since June, 2018. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra touted the Los Angeles task force's work at the news conference Tuesday but acknowledged that an ever-increasing backlog of prohibited possessors remains. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Despite promises after Parkland shooting, gun safety fails to become pivotal issue in midterms

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Republicans find replacement candidate in state House race

Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 2018 AND THEREAFTER-FILE - In this Wednesday, April 11, 2018 file photo, gun rights activist Deserae Morin, with seven-year old daughter Maple, facing center, shouts as Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott speaks before signing the first significant gun restrictions bills in the state's history during a ceremony on the steps of the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)

Parkland school shooting leads to new Vermont gun laws

By WILSON RING - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 2018 AND THEREAFTER-FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 file photo, David Hogg, center, a survivor of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., addresses a rally in front of the headquarters of gun manufacturer Smith &amp; Wesson in Springfield, Mass. The rally was held at the conclusion of a 50-mile march meant to call for gun law reforms. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

AP: No widespread changes in gun laws after recent shootings

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

Frank Brogan, Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education speaks to the Associated Press in his office at the Education Department in Washington, Thursday, August 30, 2018. Brogan said that a federal panel on school safety convened after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, will suggest best practices in the spheres of mental health, security equipment and arming staff. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

DeVos says she won’t take action on funding to arm teachers

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press