School officials originally said he was never referred to the program, but later said they found records showing he was. Records are inconclusive on whether Cruz attended Promise or skipped the assignment. "It never in any way, shape, form would have affected his ability to buy that AR-15 and to buy the shotguns, to buy anything else, to possess." "The Promise Program is irrelevant to Nikolas Cruz," he said. Gualtieri said even if the program didn't exist, Cruz would have been charged at most with a misdemeanor. Some have said that if Cruz had been charged criminally, he wouldn't have been able to buy the semi-automatic rifle used in the massacre, but Gualtieri said that is wrong. They are assessed, given a course of treatment, attend classes and receive counseling. Under Promise, students who commit petty vandalism or theft, harassment, fight or other minor crimes or violations are referred to the off-campus program for two-to-10 days. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the commission's chairman, called criticism of the Promise Program "a red herring." Records show Cruz was referred to the program as an eighth grader after he broke a bathroom faucet. 14 shooting at Stoneman Douglas that left 17 dead. The commission is holding a three-day meeting to discuss issues surrounding the Feb. Promise has been criticized for leniency, particularly by conservatives, and questions have been raised whether Cruz completed the program. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission agreed Tuesday that Cruz's 2013 participation in the Broward County school district's Promise Program played no part in the Feb. A commission investigating a Florida high school massacre has concluded that the suspect's connection to a student diversion program played no role in the attack, and commission members pushed aside suggestions that the program prevented police from stopping suspect Nikolas Cruz before the shooting.
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