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| Florida school shooting: Marjory Stoneman Douglas school reopens | |
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| The Florida high school at the centre of one the worst mass shootings in the US is reopening, two weeks after a former student killed 17 people there. | |
| Students and teachers were preparing for an emotional return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the Parkland suburb of Fort Lauderdale. | |
| Armed guards were present and grief counsellors were on hand to help those returning to school, CBS reports. | |
| It comes as Florida lawmakers proposed a package of gun control measures. | |
| They envisage raising the legal age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and giving police more control to seize weapons from mentally ill people. | They envisage raising the legal age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and giving police more control to seize weapons from mentally ill people. |
| There is also a controversial bill to arm school staff, including teachers. | There is also a controversial bill to arm school staff, including teachers. |
| Ernest Rospierski, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, told the BBC: "Usually, I always greet the kids at the door." | |
| But this time he will tell them "how much it makes me legitimately excited to have them back in the room and to have the ability to be in front of them again". | |
| The school's Building 12, the site of one of America's worst recent mass shootings, will remain closed and cordoned off indefinitely. | The school's Building 12, the site of one of America's worst recent mass shootings, will remain closed and cordoned off indefinitely. |
| Basketball star honours student | Basketball star honours student |
| When Dwyane Wade heard that one of the Florida students who died in the latest school shooting was buried wearing his jersey, the basketball star was emotional. | When Dwyane Wade heard that one of the Florida students who died in the latest school shooting was buried wearing his jersey, the basketball star was emotional. |
| The day before the Miami Heat player was to play against the Philadelphia 69ers, Wade decided to dedicate the rest of his season to that student, Joaquin Oliver. | The day before the Miami Heat player was to play against the Philadelphia 69ers, Wade decided to dedicate the rest of his season to that student, Joaquin Oliver. |
| He went on to beat the 69ers on Tuesday evening, finishing with 27 points, all the while wearing shoes bearing 17-year-old Joaquin's name. | He went on to beat the 69ers on Tuesday evening, finishing with 27 points, all the while wearing shoes bearing 17-year-old Joaquin's name. |
| Meanwhile, the members of Florida's State House and Senate will begin reviewing the proposed bills, which need their approval and also that of Governor Rick Scott. | Meanwhile, the members of Florida's State House and Senate will begin reviewing the proposed bills, which need their approval and also that of Governor Rick Scott. |
| The governor has previously said he opposes "arming teachers". | The governor has previously said he opposes "arming teachers". |
| The controversial $67m voluntary programme to arm school staff, including teachers, would ensure they were trained by law enforcement and allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus, according to the New York Times. | The controversial $67m voluntary programme to arm school staff, including teachers, would ensure they were trained by law enforcement and allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus, according to the New York Times. |
| Lawmakers had already given an initial green light to what has become known as the "marshal programme", despite protest by many parents of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students. | Lawmakers had already given an initial green light to what has become known as the "marshal programme", despite protest by many parents of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students. |
| They argued that educators should not have to take on the role of the police. A similar programme already exists in Polk County, in central Florida. | They argued that educators should not have to take on the role of the police. A similar programme already exists in Polk County, in central Florida. |
| In addition to proposing a rise in the minimum legal age to buy all rifles, legislators from the budget committees from the House and Senate want to impose a three-day waiting period for any gun purchases. Handgun buyers must already be at least 21 and wait for three days. | In addition to proposing a rise in the minimum legal age to buy all rifles, legislators from the budget committees from the House and Senate want to impose a three-day waiting period for any gun purchases. Handgun buyers must already be at least 21 and wait for three days. |
| Legislators also want to outlaw the sale of bump stocks - a piece of plastic or metal that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire dozens of rounds in seconds, like a machine-gun. | Legislators also want to outlaw the sale of bump stocks - a piece of plastic or metal that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire dozens of rounds in seconds, like a machine-gun. |
| More police would be assigned as school resource officers and law enforcement could confiscate weapons from people with mental health problems. | More police would be assigned as school resource officers and law enforcement could confiscate weapons from people with mental health problems. |
| "The reality is, we should have acted this comprehensively long ago," Senator Bill Galvano, the sponsor of the Senate reform package, told the Miami Herald. | "The reality is, we should have acted this comprehensively long ago," Senator Bill Galvano, the sponsor of the Senate reform package, told the Miami Herald. |