Superintendent holds briefing as shooting survivors return to school — live stream

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie is holding a media briefing on students’ return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wednesday afternoon. Students returned to the school Wednesday for the first time since 14 students and three educators were killed in a Valentine’s Day shooting.  

The students were greeted by police officers carrying military style rifles and an array of counselors and therapy dogs. They missed two weeks of school following attack that took place in a freshman building just before dismissal.

The suspect, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, is in the Broward County Jail, charged with 17-counts of first-degree murder. The shooting has thrust many of the surviving students into the center of the nation’s gun debate.

But Wednesday was all about healing and getting back into a regular routine, albeit a shortened school day. 

The briefing is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. You can watch it in the video player above.