«In an effort to continue his memory, this scholarship is being created to help other students experience the joys of music as well as
fund increased security at schools.
Max Schachter, father of slain freshman Alex Schachter, organized a campaign he said would be used to create a scholarship «to help other students experience the joys of music as well as
fund increased security at schools.»
Gregory Floyd, president of the school safety officers union, Teamsters Local 237, had previously called for metal detectors and
increased security at the school.
Across the board, student protesters pressed for similar change: Broaden background checks for weapons purchases, restrict access to assault rifles, enforce mental health screenings for gun owners and
increase security at schools.
«In an effort to continue his memory, this scholarship is being created to help other students experience the joys of music as well as fund
increased security at schools.
Alex Schachter Scholarship Fund, creating music scholarships and
increased security at school.
In honor of his 14 - year - old freshman son, a relative wrote on a gofundme page that the family was starting a scholarship fund «to help other students experience the joys of music as well as fund
increased security at schools.»