THE demolition of the building where one of America's deadliest school shootings took place has begun. The area of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida where 17 innocent souls were mercilessly gunned down by a former pupil on Valentine's Day in 2018 will be razed to the ground over the next few weeks. Yet for the grieving parents who lost loved ones at the hands of deranged gunman Nikolas Cruz , there will never be closure.
As Max Schacter, whose 14-year-old son Alex lost his life that day, saw the building where his life was shattered begin to crumble, the desperation to ensure no other families have to endure this kind of hell in the future shone through. Max has worked tirelessly to change gun reforms in Florida and beyond. He is the founder and executive director of Safe Schools for Alex , whose mission is "to provide the most current school safety best practices and resources to students, parents, school districts, and law enforcement so that all children can learn in a safe environment.
" He told The U.S. Sun about how politicians from other states have come to South Florida to learn about the mistakes made - and how to avoid similar ones moving forward.
"Today is a very sad day," he said. "It's a reminder I don't have my little boy here anymore. This can't happen again, you have to prioritize safety before education because you can't teach dead children.
" The building has been frozen in time since that fateful day, a crime scene maintained to assist.