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Parkland Families Form Group To Stop Gun Violence in Schools

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Thu, Jun 28th, 2018

Families of the students killed in the Parkland, Fla. mass shooting are launching a new advocacy group aimed at reducing gun violence in schools. The group will be called “Stand With Parkland” and also will be known as the National Association of Families for Safe Schools. The purpose of the group is to find “middle…

DeVos: Safety Commission Won’t Study Role of Guns in School Violence

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Wed, Jun 6th, 2018

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testified on Capital Hill Tuesday saying that the role of guns in school violence was “not a priority” of the Federal Commission on School Safety formed after 17 people were murdered in a Parkland, Florida school shooting in February. In a tweet, the New York Times said “Betsy DeVos…