Florida school safety laws after Parkland massacre touted by victim's dad as national 'blueprint'
Share and Follow

ORLANDO, Fla. – Since the Parkland high school shooting, Florida’s elected leaders have pledged to implement proactive measures, making the state a “blueprint” for preventing mass shootings.

Their advocacy and legislative work was on display at the inaugural Florida National Summit on School Safety, where law enforcement and school officials from 20 different states came together with one goal – to share best practices in school safety.

Fox News Digital spoke with Ryan Petty, who lost his 14-year-old daughter Alaina in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Petty shared how Florida is preventing mass shootings, and what other states can learn.

“We’ve had school safety bills now every year since the Parkland tragedy,” he said. “So we’re doing a lot of things right here in Florida, and we wanted to share that blueprint with the rest of the country. So we invited states from across the nation to come, and we’re all learning from each other. And hopefully, as a group, help each other solve this problem.”

Díaz said that in all the past mass shootings across the U.S., there was always a crisis point.

“We know in all of these shootings that there was leakage, but there’s also the ability, if you have things right, to prevent it, even after everything else has failed,” he said.

FL school shooting

A memorial is made outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Utah has taken notes on how Florida has risen from the Parkland tragedy. Matt Pennington, the Utah State Security Chief with the Department of Public Safety, said that they have “paralleled” Florida’s legislation.

Pennington told Fox News Digital that Utah’s legislative body is taking proactive steps to prevent a tragedy before it happens.

“Several of the Parkland parents came to our legislative session and spoke to legislators about their experience, their impact and how it’s affected them in their lives,” he said. “And that really just drove it home when you have people coming that are victims and their children have lost their lives due to school violence.

“It’s really important that we get ahead of this in Utah and hopefully not have an attack.”

Share and Follow
You May Also Like
Trio of Palestinians arrested for allegedly torching Christmas tree at Catholic church in West Bank

West Bank Tensions Rise: Three Palestinians Arrested Over Alleged Arson Attack on Catholic Church Christmas Tree

Three individuals have been detained in connection with setting a Christmas tree…
Three dead as record-breaking storm batters California with floods

Devastating Storm Claims Three Lives in California Amid Historic Flooding

A relentless Christmas storm in California has claimed the lives of three…
Travis Kelce addresses retirement ahead of potential last dance

Travis Kelce Contemplates Retirement: NFL Star Hints at Final Season with Potential ‘Last Dance

Travis Kelce has left the door open for the possibility of retiring…
California braces SECOND life-threatening wave of flash floods

California Faces Unprecedented Second Wave of Devastating Flash Floods: What You Need to Know

Residents of California are preparing for another wave of dangerous flooding as…
Did anyone win the $1.6 billion jackpot? Powerball winning numbers

Unveiling the Fortune: Top 10 Record-Breaking US Lottery Jackpots of All Time

Since 2016, the United States has witnessed an impressive ten lottery jackpots…
How tribesmen were caged alongside animals in Europe's human zoos

Unveiling the Dark History: Europe’s Human Zoos and the Shocking Fate of Tribesmen

In the heart of Madrid’s Retiro Park, individuals were confined within enclosures…
'I'm hurting': St. Augustine veteran says roofing company under state investigation scammed him

St. Augustine Veteran Alleges Fraud by Roofing Company Amid State Investigation

Lorenzo Neely, a Vietnam War veteran, finds himself in a distressing situation…
Poland scrambles jets on Christmas after detecting Russian reconnaissance aircraft near its airspace

Poland Mobilizes Fighter Jets on Christmas Day in Response to Russian Aircraft Near Airspace

On Thursday, Poland launched fighter jets in response to the detection of…