Florida School Shooting Survivor Suing County Officials For Negligence, Failing To Protect Students

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Original Article | Author: Victor Morton

One of the survivors of the Florida school shooting has taken preliminary steps toward suing Broward County authorities for negligence and failure to protect students.

A two-page letter has been sent to several parties, including the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, notifying them of Anthony Borges’s intent to sue them.

“The failure of Broward County Public Schools and of the Principal and School Resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent,” Borges attorney Alex Arreaza wrote in the letter. “Such action or inaction led to the personal injuries sustained by my client.”

Mr. Borges, 15, was shot five times during the rampage, with both legs sustaining injuries and requiring tourniquet use by the teen himself.