Deputies Fired Over Florida School Shooting To Be Reinstated With Back Pay | AM 600 WMT
By Bill Galluccio May 14, 2021 A judge in Florida ruled that two Broward County deputies who were fired for inaction during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland must be reinstated with back pay. The ruling by Broward Circuit Judge Keathan Frink upholds decisions made last year by arbitrators who determined that the firings were unlawful because officials took long to punish the two deputies. Under Florida law, officials have 180 days after the competition of an investigation to discipline officers. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony decided to fire ...