Presidential Proclamation honoring Parkland shooting victims
President Trump signed Proclamation 2018-03728 on February 15, 2018, directing flags to half-staff in honor of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018. The proclamation ordered the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all federal buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels in the United States. The proclamation established a period of national mourning but did not implement substantive policy changes affecting Americans.