Thousands of Students Mark Parkland Shooting Anniversary With Moment of Silence
PARKLAND, Fla.  Thousands of students and adults across Florida are holding a moment of silence to honor the 17 people killed one year ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. More than 1,000 Florida schools were pausing all work at 1017 a.m. to remember the 14 students and three staff members slain last Valentine's Day in the deadliest high school shooting in the nation's history. The shooting actually began about 220 p.m. School officials picked a different time because Stoneman Douglas students are being dismissed early to avoid being on campus at the time of the shooting. The decision to hold it at 1017 was made in honor of the 17 slain. Students in Broward County, where the shooting happened, are participating in service projects and other activities.