doesn't look "Hispanic" to me...
Here's the thing. He just didn't do anything that was that big of a deal before the shooting.
He engaged in typical teen bullshit. Did you all forget what you were like when you were teenagers?
FALSE! Cruz is Hispanic, has a Hispanic surname, was defined as Hispanic by the school and was in the PROMISE Program.
"didn't do anything that was that big of a deal" ???
Cruz was suspended at least 67 days over less than a year and a half at
Westglades Middle School, and his problems continued at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, until he finally was forced to leave.
The table below shows the history of
incidents involving Nikolas Cruz as reported by school officials during his time at Westglades Middle School and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. In between those schools, Cruz attended Cross Creek, a public school in Pompano Beach for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Note that such captions as "NONCRIMINAL" are school-created definitions, only that way because of the PROMISE Program. Such crimes as "ASSAULT (VERBAL)/THREAT" are serious violent crimes in Florida. Same with "FIGHTING MEDIUM"
Date School Type of incident
5/15/12 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
5/17/12 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
5/30/12 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
6/5/12 WESTGLADES DISOBIENCE/INSUBORDINATION
8/12/12 WESTGLADES Profanity towards Staff
8/28/12 WESTGLADES FIGHTING
2/20/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
2/20/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
2/25/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
3/4/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
3/4/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
3/11/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
3/11/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
3/20/13 WESTGLADES FALSE ALARM/911
4/8/13 WESTGLADES OUT OF ASSIGNED AREA
4/10/13 WESTGLADES RULES VIOLATION (Includes Classroom Rules)
4/10/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
4/17/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
4/17/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
4/22/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
5/6/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY DIRECTED TOWARDS STAFF MEMBER
5/20/13 WESTGLADES OUT OF ASSIGNED AREA
5/21/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
5/22/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
8/23/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTION ON CAMPUS (MINOR)
8/27/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
9/3/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
9/11/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
9/16/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
9/18/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
9/23/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
9/24/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
- Consequence* Internal School Suspension 1 day
9/30/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
- Consequence* Internal School Suspension 1 day
10/1/13 WESTGLADES LEVEL 3 BUS VIOLATION
- Consequence* 5 DAY BUS SUSPENSION
10/2/13 WESTGLADES LEVEL 3 BUS VIOLATION
10/3/13 WESTGLADES VANDALISM <$1000
10/15/13 WESTGLADES DISOBIENCE/INSUBORDINATION
10/22/13 WESTGLADES DEFINANCE OF AUTHORITY/HABITUAL
10/29/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
10/29/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
11/4/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTIVE (UNRULY) BEHAVIOR
11/8/13 WESTGLADES LEVEL 3 BUS VIOLATION
11/12/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY DIRECTED TOWARDS STAFF MEMBER
11/12/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY DIRECTED TOWARDS STAFF MEMBER
11/19/13 WESTGLADES PROHIBITED/DISTRACTING ITEMS-POut-of-School SuspensionESSION/USE
11/19/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTION ON CAMPUS (MINOR)
11/20/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTION ON CAMPUS (MINOR)
11/25/13 WESTGLADES VANDALISM <$1000
12/11/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY DIRECTED TOWARDS STAFF MEMBER
12/12/13 WESTGLADES ASSAULT (VERBAL)/THREAT - LOW LEVEL NON CRIMINAL
12/17/13 WESTGLADES DISRUPTION ON CAMPUS (MINOR)
12/19/13 WESTGLADES PROFANITY DIRECTED TOWARDS STAFF MEMBER
1/29/14 WESTGLADES FALSE ALARM/911
2/24/16 STONEMAN PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
9/20/16 STONEMAN FIGHTING MEDIUM
9/29/16 STONEMAN PROFANITY/USE OF INSULTING/OBSCENE LANG
12/22/16 STONEMAN PROFANITY DIRECTED TOWARDS STAFF MEMBER
1/19/17 STONEMAN ASSAULT (VERBAL)/THREAT - LOW LEVEL NON CRIMINAL
Source: Broward County Public Schools
*AES – Alternative to External Suspension. Administrators have the option of offering AES participation instead of traditional external suspension. Parents have the option of accepting the alternative instead of an external suspension for their child.