Florida State classes resume Monday after fatal shooting, but in-person attendance isn't mandatory
- Florida State University held a vigil to honor the two men killed in a shooting and to support the community after the incident.
- The accused shooter, Phoenix Ikner, used a handgun belonging to his stepmother and is hospitalized with injuries.
- FSU President Richard McCullough announced a resource center for victims and that attendance for classes starting Monday is optional.
- Outrage among students arose as classes are set to resume, prompting the school to waive mandatory attendance policies.
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FSU classes to resume, but attendance optional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Classes will resume at Florida State University on Monday, four days after a deadly shooting on campus left two people dead and six others injured, school officials said.


FSU lifts mandatory attendance following student uproar over ‘insensitive’ order requiring return to campus just days after deadly shooting
Florida State University lifted its class attendance mandate after students protested a directive that called for them to return to campus just days after a mass shooting left two dead and six injured.
FSU announces new option to resume classes following deadly campus shooting. Some say it’s too soon to return
Evidence markers have since been cleared from the lawns and walkways of Florida State University, where two people were fatally shot Thursday. But as students get ready to return to campus, many fear it’s too soon.
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