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The grief and mourning continue for the 17 students and staff killed on the afternoon of Feb. 14 during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. But something else is happening among the anguish of the interrupted lives of the victims and survivors. Out of the agony, activism has emerged and students from across South Florida are speaking out together asking for stricter gun controls. Here's a list of grief counseling resources available for the community.

More Secrecy In Broward Schools: Even School Board Members Can’t Attend Parkland Meetings

John McCall
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Sun Sentinel
People check in at the front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for a meeting in Parkland on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.

Confronted with the possibility of opening a meeting to the public, Broward County schools found another way Monday to keep a wrap on details about February’s mass killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The school district decided it was better to keep School Board members out of a meeting with Parkland parents rather to allow the public in.

The meeting was scheduled to allow parents of 10th-graders to meet with Superintendent Robert Runcie and discuss their concerns about school security and leadership. A similar meeting with parents of ninth-graders took place Thursday.

Read more at the South FloridaSun Sentinel

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