Florida Students Say Teacher Called ‘Hero’ Was Really a ‘Coward’ Who Left Them to Die

A law enforcement officer stands at the front door of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school that reportedly killed and injured multiple people in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14, 2018. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Students from the Florida school that was the site of a shooting in February said that a teacher who some have called a “hero” was really a “coward” who locked students out of his classroom.

Math teacher Jim Gard was one of several teachers who was credited with saving lives after Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14.