6 years later: Students create shape of heart in honor of Parkland school shooting victims

Sky 10 over students creating heart outside Eagle Ridge Elementary School in Coral Springs. (WPLG)

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – It’s been six years since 17 people were killed in the Parkland school shooting, and many are honoring the victims Wednesday with moments of silence and other events, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.

Students and staff at Eagle Ridge Elementary School in Coral Springs gathered together on the PE field Wednesday morning to create the shape of a heart.

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A service dog will visit classrooms and mindfulness activities will take place in the cafeteria.

A moment of silence and reflection will be held a short time later at both Fort Lauderdale High School and Indian Ridge Middle School in Davie.

Later in the morning, Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Peter Licata will visit with students at Coral Springs Middle School as they create beaded bracelets, paint rocks and design positivity papers with messages of kindness and love.


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Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com.

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