Ocala school board order 34 new officers after shooting

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One student shot another in the ankle at a Florida high school and a suspect is in custody, authorities said Friday. MARION COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Four days after a student was injured by a shooting at a Florida high school officials have ordered 34 new officers to be placed in the county’s schools for the remainder of the school year.

The Ocala Star-Banner reports that the Marion County School Board on Monday approved $224,000 to pay for the officers to protect elementary and charter schools for the four weeks remaining the school year.

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Police say 19-year-old Sky Bouche opened fire at Forest High School in Ocala on Friday, a day of national classroom walkouts to protest gun violence.

Bouche faces terrorism, aggravated assault with a firearm and other charges.

The shooting occurred about two months after a gunman killed 17 people and wounded 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

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