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Florida Matters Preview: School Violence Town Hall

WUSF | By Stephanie Colombini
Published March 13, 2018 at 4:15 PM EDT

This week on Florida Matters we'll hear highlights from a recent town hall on school violence. The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalistshosted the event in Tampa's Seminole Heights in response to last month's school shooting in Parkland.

Click here to listen to the show.

In this preview, we hear some members of the audience voice concerns about school safety to Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent Jeff Eakins, starting with local business owner Natasha Goodley.

Hillsborough resident Natasha Goodley runs a campaign to pay off overdue school lunch balances, and says she visited 16 local schools and was only asked to show ID at three of them.
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Hillsborough resident Natasha Goodley runs a campaign to pay off overdue school lunch balances, and says she visited 16 local schools and was only asked to show ID at three of them.
One grandmother of a local student says no matter what safety measures are in place in schools, they are no match for assault weapons.
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One grandmother of a local student says no matter what safety measures are in place in schools, they are no match for assault weapons.

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Stephanie Colombini
Stephanie Colombini joined WUSF Public Media in December 2016 as Producer of Florida Matters, WUSF’s public affairs show. She’s also a reporter for WUSF’s Health News Florida project.
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