Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

The mom of a teacher killed during the 2018 massacre in Parkland is finishing another summer of sending kids to camp in her son's honor.

Scores of students were kept waiting in lines outside long after the first bell rang. Adding the security checkpoints to all the high schools in the district was meant to help improve school security.

The City of Parkland hosted its annual commemoration of the 17 lives lost in the 2018 tragedy, just as another mass shooting took place at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade. “They were children with bright futures ahead of them,” said one parent.

Each year, people across South Florida gather to remember the 17 people who were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. For the victims' families, marking the day doesn't get easier. But seeing the community come together to honor their loved ones can be a source of strength.

Authorities told Miami's WPLG-TV Local 10 that Saturday was the last day people would be able to tour the building, which has been preserved as evidence.

The fate of former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer Scot Peterson is in the hands of a Broward County jury.

The Broward County school district contracts with local law enforcement agencies to have a school resource officer (SRO) on every campus. But the district isn't paying the bill for those services, according to one local police chief.

The commission voted to have the county attorney work on a proposal that would turn Manatee County into a "gun sanctuary."

Diana Haneski says if she thought about all of the children killed by guns since the 2018 Parkland shooting, she would be paralyzed with grief. So she focuses on what she can do — help the students who are at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now.

After the shooting, their families were left wondering how they could go on with their lives while honoring our loved one’s memory. Most have answered by starting foundations or performing other charitable work.

Five years since the 2018 Parkland school shooting, many have decided to honor the lives that were lost due to this act of violence through non-profit organizations and passing legislation in the state and across the country.

Parents of the victims, and those who were most closely impacted by the shooting, offer their reflections as the fifth anniversary approaches.