@LauraTXNM @mystery-ak To all who doubted Hogg went to that school - it helps to find the truth - he is a student in the Parkland School. It was a tweet that set off the false story he didn't go to that school:
"David Hogg, a 17-year-old student at Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, has been frequently featured in news reports since the horrific shooting on February 14. The aspiring journalist has interviewed students himself about the shooting and has become a prominent voice seeking stricter gun control legislation. But astute viewers noticed that he also appeared in a news report in California last year (he spent his vacation there – he moved from there to Florida before starting his freshman year in Florida), and comparisons have been circulating social media, with some people accusing him of being a “crisis actor.†But David Hogg is actually exactly who he says he is, frequently posting about his life on social media and even Reddit. Here’s what you need to know about David Hogg, how the allegations began, and proof that he truly is a Stoneman student.
The allegations that Hogg and others were crisis actors may have partially originated from an email allegedly sent to journalist Alex Leary from
Benjamin A. Kelly, along with Donald Trump Jr. liking two tweets about the conspiracy. (You can read more about Benjamin Kelly in Heavy’s story here.)
Florida State Representative Shawn Harrison later announced that Kelly had been fired from his position as Harrison’s District Secretary after the tweet was released:
Tonight Mr. Kelly was terminated from his position as my District Secretary. I am appalled at and strongly denounce his comments about the Parkland students. I am again sorry for any pain this has caused the grieving families of this tragedy.
Robert Runcie, superintendent of Broward County Schools, told the Tampa Bay Times (and Alex Leary, whom Kelly reached out to) that Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg are, indeed, students at Stoneman. “These are absolutely students at Stoneman Douglas. They’ve been there. I can verify that,†he said. “Anything to disparage such brilliant and passionate youth who have the courage to stand up and do what they’re doing, I just think it’s outrageous and disrespectful for someone to make those allegations.â€
When the shooter was shooting, Hogg was in a closet and made film of the students with him.
"...he hid in a closet during the shooting and pulled out his phone, interviewing people near him about what was happening. 'I want to show these people exactly what’s going on when these children are facing bullets flying through classrooms and students are dying trying to get an education,' he said. While he was filming, he said that all he could think was: 'Tell the story.'
If I was going to die, I wanted to die doing what I love, and that’s storytelling. And this is a story that needed to be heard. … At least our echoes, our voices would carry on and possibly make some action.â€
"David and his father, Kevin, are so close that David called his dad during the shooting. “I love you,†he told Kevin. “I’m on my way,†Kevin told his son. David said his calm composure during interviews was partially because of his Dad’s example. He can see both sides of an issue. And although he’s pro gun reform, he’s also pro Second Amendment, believing that anyone who’s not mentally unbalanced and doesn’t have a criminal record should be able to purchase and own a firearm."
The above is the truth about David Hogg.
