LM Jan 2024

The two superintendents toured Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this year as part of their service on the Illinois Homeland Security Advisory Council Prevention Committee. During the webinar, Dr. Alvey and Dr. Webb discussed key takeaways from their tours, including missed red flags, a failed response from law enforcement, the importance of threat assessments, measures implemented in Florida since the shooting and other school safety tips. The tape line was symbolic of the litany of unfortunate errors that fateful day.

Dr. Alvey shared how Cruz was not someone who fell through the cracks. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office had visited his home 43 times. He participated in more than 200 therapy sessions, received medication and was well known to school staff when he was a student, even earning the moniker “Crazy Boy.” “This wasn’t a student who came from a disadvantaged home,” Dr. Alvey said. “He received a tremendous amount of services for his mental health issues.”

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