By Press release submission |
Oct 26, 2022
Eric Garner, a teacher who was able to shield his students from harm during the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school shooting, urged journalism and media students to cover tragedies with empathy during an interactive discussion at the May 4 Visitors Center Reflection Gallery on Oct. 25. Garner, the TV production teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas (MSD) High School where the 2018 massacre occurred, has been credited for having a calm demeanor while shielding 54 students for more than an hour as the gunman killed 17 people and wounded several others.