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Old 02-14-2018, 03:49 PM   #154
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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Originally Posted by tarcone View Post
My BIL worked about 20 minutes South in another HS. Said this school is in an upper socio-economic area.

It can happen anywhere.

My nephew goes to college in Tampa but went to high school in Broward. When I told him about today's shooting, his reaction was similar to the reaction I gave my parents when discussing students smoking weed in the bathroom. This is now normalized behavior.
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