FILE - The 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is seen, Oct. 20, 2021. , as crews will begin tearing down the three-story building at the high school on Thursday, June 13, 2024. looms over campus behind a screened fence, a horrific and constant reminder to students, teachers, the victims' families and passersby.
She said when the wind blew back the fence's screening, students would get a glimpse through windows into the empty classrooms and corridors. “It is heartbreaking to see and then have to go sit in your English class." But other parents, like Max Schachter and Tony Montalto, hoped the building would be preserved. Over the last year, they, Alhadeff and others have led, school officials, police officers and about 500 other invitees from around the country on tours of it. They mostly demonstrated how improved safety measures like bullet-resistant glass in door windows, a better alarm system and doors that lock from the inside could have saved lives.
Montalto, whose 14-year-old daughter Gina died in the shooting, would like to see a memorial take over the space, replacing the earlier one, which he said was supposed to be temporary.The building, erected about 20 years ago, couldn't be demolished earlier because prosecutors had jurors tour it during the shooter's 2022 penalty trial. The jurors were warned it would be emotionally difficult, and at least one left the building in tears.
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