1. Andrew Scott Pollack was born on February 18,1966 and is an American author, school safety activist, and entrepreneur whose daughter Meadow was one of the 17 murdered victims in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018.
15 Facts About Andrew Pollack
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Unlike many other Stoneman Douglas survivors and victims' parents, Andrew Pollack has endorsed politicians who oppose gun-control measures, and he advocates programs that would arm teachers.
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Andrew Pollack argues that bulletproof glass, metal detectors, enhanced door lock systems, ID checkpoints, and "school marshals" can help prevent school shootings.
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Andrew Pollack was born in the New York City borough of Queens, the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Arnold Andrew Pollack, a dentist.
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Andrew Pollack's paternal grandfather was a Russian Jewish immigrant who came to the US in 1933 and married a Polish Jewish immigrant seamstress.
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Andrew Pollack grew up in Oceanside, New York and graduated from Oceanside High School in 1984.
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Andrew Pollack has three children from his first marriage to Shara Kaplan, sons Huck and Hunter and daughter Meadow.
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Andrew Pollack later moved to New York City in 1989 and started a scrap metal purchasing business.
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Andrew Pollack was named after Meadow Soprano, a character on The Sopranos.
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Andrew Pollack's father told CBN that as the shooter returned, Meadow covered another student in an attempt to protect her.
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Andrew Pollack was then shot five more times, killing her and the other student she shielded, Cara Loughran, a freshman.
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Andrew Pollack has met with President Donald Trump and his cabinet, Florida governors Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis, and many legislators.
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Andrew Pollack spoke extensively on the topic of school security, claiming that schools do not have the same level of security as airports, stadiums, and embassies.
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In 2018, Andrew Pollack was reported as actively fighting to release more federal funding to increase school security across the nation.
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On September 10,2019, Andrew Pollack released his book, Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created The Parkland Shooter and Endanger America's Students, alongside education expert and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Max Eden.