Averting a Tragedy: How Students Vigilance Stopped a Planned Attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Averted Mass Shooting: Planned Attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Background In late 2018, a student known as Paul A who was a sophomore at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was discovered to be planning a mass shooting at this school. Paul had a history of behavioral issues and had been struggling socially, feeling alienated from his peers. Paul A.'s plans were discovered when fellow students overheard him making disturbing comments about violence and his intentions to carry out an attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. His disturbing comments about violence raised concerns among fellow students, prompting them to report his threats to school authorities