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Supporters,

March has been a busy month of talking with elected leaders, meeting new people, and working hard to get legislation at all levels of government passed to help keep America’s students and staff safe at school.

We started off the month by joining a virtual discussion with director of the United States Domestic Policy Council Susan Rice, director of the White House Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond, and others from President Biden’s team about the ongoing efforts of our families to prevent mass school shootings.

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Next, District 96 freshman State Representative Christine Hunschofsky invited Stand with Parkland president Tony Montalto to the opening day of the Florida legislative session.

Attending the opening session energized us to continue our mission for safer schools that we have planned for this session. We look forward to working with legislators on both sides of the aisle to improve school safety in Florida.

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Additionally, this month two of our founding members, Gena Hoyer and Tony Montalto, sat down and broadcast their discussion as they talked about the work that Stand with Parkland is doing. You can catch the whole show here:

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We were pleased to see that our legislative partners were introducing (and passing!) pieces of legislation on both the state and federal level.

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Rep.
Ted
Deutch
and
Rep.
Mario
Diaz-Balart
worked
together
to
introduce
HR
1229,
the
Eagles
Act
with
bipartisan
support.
If
enacted,
the
act
would
expand
the
U.S.
Secret
Service’s
National
Threat
Assessment
Center
to
focus
on
school
violence
prevention
on
a
national
level.
*
Our
partners
in
the
House
helped
to
pass
H.R.
8
which
is
focused
on
closing
dangerous
background
check
loopholes
and
making
sure
firearms
are
only
in
the
hand
of
responsible
owners.
*
Also,
State
Rep.
Chip
LaMarca
has
continued
to
lead
the
way
for
further
improvements
to
Florida’s
education
system.
He
introduced
the
2021
House
School
Safety
Package
which
will
be
instrumental
in
ensuring
our
students
are
safe
as
it
gives
timely
notice
to
parents
during
an
emergency.

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Sadly, at the end of March we heard about mass shootings in Atlanta, GA and Boulder, CO. At Stand with Parkland we know what it feels like to have a loved one taken from us via firearm violence. We stand with the families of those who were killed and we continue to be committed to supporting background checks, red flag laws, and other legislation to help keep firearms in the hands of responsible owners.

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Finally, the long awaited Secret Service report on school shootings and how to stop them was just released! This report shows that we can stop school shootings by paying particular attention to students that specifically display a variety of observable concerning behaviors as they escalate toward violence.

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We are continuing to work hard on the local, state, and federal level to change policies and enact laws that will keep students and staff safer in schools.

We’re making progress on the local, state, and federal levels, which means we can leave a lasting impact. Please consider a donation to support our work – every dollar has a real impact on school safety in this country. [[link removed]]

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-- Stand With Parkland
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