- A teacher at the Florida high school where 17 were killed in a mass shooting says the school did everything possible to prepare but ultimately failed.
- Lawmakers have called for increased gun control and attention to the problem of mass shootings in the wake of this shooting, but have done the same for other shootings without a tangible result.
- Falkowski broke down emotionally at the end of the interview and expressed her frustration with the government for failing to prevent these tragedies.
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Florida high school teacher breaks down after saying every precaution had been taken to save students, yet 17 still died
"Even with that," said Falkowski, who was visibly becoming distraught, "we still have 17 casualties, 17 people that aren’t going to return to their families."
Melissa Falkowski, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where 17 were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, became overcome with sadness while describing the safety precautions taken by the school and their ultimate failure to prevent lives from being lost.
Falkowski told MSNBC the school had "
"To me, that’s totally unacceptable," Falkowski continued. "It's time for Congress, somebody to do something and to talk about what the problem is and try to fix it."
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The suspected shooter, Nikolas Cruz, bought the AR-15 rifle he allegedly used in the attack legally. Cruz has been charged by local authorities with 17 counts of premeditated murder and could face the death penalty.
Florida Sen. Chris Murphy noted the "epidemic of mass slaughter," in school shootings only happens in the US, and chalked it up to a "consequence of inaction" within the government.
Watch Falkowskis emotional interview below:
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