Grieving Parkland families who lost loved ones will be compensated by the Broward school district for the Valentine’s Day school massacre.
The families of the victims of the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida reached a $25-million settlement with Broward County Public schools.

The families of those killed, wounded and scarred in the 2018 Parkland school shooting have reached a $25 million settlement with the district.https://t.co/nhOXLDz9rx

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Fifty two families whose loved ones suffered injuries, trauma or death in the shooting, sued the school district claiming its negligence was a factor leading to the troubled former student making his way on campus and opening fire.
The settlement comes after the school district had won a state Supreme Court ruling that could have capped total damages at $300,000 without approval from the Legislature.
The largest payments of the settlement will go to the 17 families who had children or spouses killed.

The other families still have lawsuits pending against the Broward Sheriff’s Office and former Deputy Scot Peterson, the school’s armed resource officer, for his failure to enter the building to confront the shooter. Peterson, who is also facing criminal charges, has said he did not know where the shots were coming from.