Broward County system's deadly misjudgment of the Parkland shooter
From the beginning, the analysis of Nikolas Cruz appears to have been grossly incompetent Officials Admit Parkland Shooter Took Part in Controversial Broward Discipline Program More egg on the face of Broward officials. by Mary Chastain Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, took part in a controversial Broward discipline program despite reassurances that he had “ no connection ” to it. The PROMISE program allows students to attend an alternative school “to avoid getting involved with the criminal justice system” if they “commit certain misdemeanors.” The program has a list of 13 misdemeanors that qualify.