Posted on 10/19/2021 5:49:10 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The Florida school district where a former student massacred 17 people in 2018 agreed on Monday to shell out $25 million to victims’ families.
The Broward County school district will pay the sum in a legal settlement with 52 families of people murdered, hurt, or traumatized during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting.
The district was accused of negligence for prevailing to prevent the attack by ex-student Nikolas Cruz, who stormed into the school and opened fire in February 2018.
“It’s hard to talk about money because your daughter was murdered,” parent Andrew Pollack told The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, which was first to report the settlement.
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How much went to lawyers? It’s not the schools money anyway.
You call this a ‘settlement”
25 million decided between 52 people???
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m not reading 25 million for each deceased or injured student!!!
I’ve read story after story recently of a family member getting that much ALONE because they blame the police for this or that!
25 million from Broward County is chump change......an insult.
Broward County can afford much more.
It has treated these parents with disdain, imo, from the beginning.
Surely you’ve heard of the Andrew Pollack family who went very vocal from day one about the lack of safety at that school, especially since the resource officer hid during the killings!
Oh and btw........
...do you honestly think any amount of money takes the place of their child?
Talk to Andrew Pollack!
That is a pathetic amount. The county should be ashamed.
You call this a ‘settlement”
25 million decided between 52 people???
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Don’t forget the attorneys are getting 1/3 at least which leaves about 17 million to divide among those 52 families. That’s about $325,000.
This settlement does not mean the FBI and Sheriff’s office won’t also be sued.
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