This is big…
According to a new report out by WLRN in South Florida, the Broward County School District has finally admitted that Stoneman Douglas shooter Nikolas Cruz was assigned to the PROMISE program which attempts to reduce the number of students who are actually arrested for their crimes:
I was repeatedly told that the Parkland shooter was never in the Promise Program I was asking questions about. Now it turns out that in fact he was. https://t.co/q1JTbDXoU3
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 7, 2018
Effin liars:
Is there anyone in a position of authority in Broward County who isn’t a brazen liar? https://t.co/WgMS69oES5
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) May 7, 2018
From WLRN:
Broward school district officials admitted Sunday that the confessed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gunman was assigned to a controversial disciplinary program, after the superintendent repeatedly claimed Nikolas Cruz had “no connection” to the alternative punishment designed to limit on-campus arrests.
Two sources with knowledge of Cruz’s discipline records told WLRN he was referred to the so-called PROMISE Program for a three-day stint after committing vandalism at Westglades Middle School in 2013.
The report goes on to say there’s no evidence that Cruz ever attended the program, however:
Clark said he appeared at Pine Ridge Education Center in Fort Lauderdale — an alternative school facility where PROMISE is housed — for an intake interview the day after the vandalism incident.
But, she said, “It does not appear that Cruz completed the recommended three-day assignment/placement.” She said she did not want to “speculate” as to why.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office has also said Cruz didn’t attend PROMISE.
“The school board reports that there was no PROMISE program participation,” BSO representative Jack Dale said during a recent meeting of a new state commission tasked with investigating the shooting.
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Liars and weasels. They’re saying there was no PROMISE participation because they failed to make sure he participated!
Ryan Petty, who lost his daughter Alaina in the shooting, tweeted about the report early this morning, calling it a “stunning revelation” and pointing out how the district has been lying about it for weeks:
Stoneman Douglas Shooter Was Assigned To Controversial Broward Discipline Program, Officials Now Say https://t.co/f53vUQZCWF
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 7, 2018
This is a stunning revelation & one that flies in the face of previous statements. That the District released it on a Sunday is all the more concerning.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 7, 2018
Conflicting discipline programs within the district have created deadly chaos for our children, teachers & staff. Educators from around Broward county are sharing their stories with me. It’s heartbreaking.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 7, 2018
Even well intentioned programs are incompetently rolled out.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 7, 2018
The definition of success for many of these programs created perverse incentives for school staff, administrators & law enforcement.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 7, 2018
Best practices for threat assessment were not in place in Broward schools. In fact many discipline programs were in direct conflict with established best practices. Our children and teachers are still at risk.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 7, 2018
The Broward County School Board has failed in its responsibility as an oversight body. It has forgotten its duty to students, educators and parents.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 7, 2018
We must continue to shine a disinfecting light on the Broward County Schools. Parents must have the information they need to protect their children and to ensure Broward schools deliver the education they promise.
— Ryan Petty (@rpetty) May 7, 2018
These kids were failed by the district and the sheriff’s office and all of them still have their jobs. What a disgrace.
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