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Congress Again Tries to Pass Eagles Act, Focused on School Shootings After Parkland Subscribe By Devoun Cetoute & Carli Teproff, Miami Herald February 24, 2021 2 min read
Suzanne Devine Clark, an art teacher at Deerfield Beach Elementary School, places painted stones at a memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2019 during the first anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.Wilfredo Lee/AP Share article Copy URL
A group of bipartisan Congressional lawmakers is once again trying to get a law passed aimed at preventing school violence.
On Tuesday, the group introduced the Eagles Act, which lawmakers have failed to pass in previous years. The act, named after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mascot, honors the 17 people who lost their lives in the February 2018 mass shooting at the Parkland high school.
Eagles Act aims at preventing school violence - South Florida Sun-Sentinel sun-sentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sun-sentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.