Six years after a gunman killed 17 people at a Parkland, Fla., high school in one of the deadliest school shootings in American history, the site of the attack is being torn down. The demolition of the former freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was scheduled to begin on Friday and was expected to take a few weeks to complete, Broward County school district officials said in a statement. Rather than using explosives, workers plan to tear down the three-story building piece by piece, officials said, starting with the top floor. Officials had originally planned to start taking down the building on Thursday, but flooding and severe weather across South Florida delayed the start of work. Her 17-year-old son now attends Stoneman Douglas High, and Ms. Alhadeff says she has long been ready to see the former freshman building come down.

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Persons: Marjory Stoneman, Lori Alhadeff, Alyssa, Stoneman Douglas, Alhadeff Organizations: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Broward Locations: Parkland, Fla, Broward County, South Florida