Fla.: Shooter Always in Trouble, Never Expelled

Nikolas Cruz's behavior was troubling long before he killed 17 students at his Florida high school. He kicked doors, cursed at teachers, fought with and threatened classmates and brought a backpack with bullets to school. He collected a string of discipline for profanity, disobedience, insubordination, and disruption. But Cruz was never expelled from Broward schools. Legally, he couldn't be. Under federal law, Nikolas Cruz had a right to a “free and appropriate” education at a public school near him. His classmates had a right to an education free of fear.