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Parkland Shooting Victims' Families Led US Education Secretary On Tour Of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High

Debbie Hixon said as hard as it is to keep coming back to the building, you can't make a change unless you show up to the table.

(CBS Miami)

January 23, 2024

PARKLAND - U.S. Congressman Jared Moskowitz and Parkland victims' families led U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly on a guided visitation of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Monday.

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The 1200 building where the shooting took place on February 14, 2018, in which 17 people were killed and 17 others were injured has remained untouched. Those on the tour witnessed the blood-stained walls with bullet holes, shattered glass, opened computers and notebooks, and unopened boxes of Valentine's Day candy. Moskowitz is on a mission to get as many lawmakers and educators as possible to see the time capsule of horror to spark a conversation about change on the national level.

Debbie Hixon said as hard as it is to keep coming back to the building, you can't make a change unless you show up to the table.

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