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Witness: Florida school shooter struggled in middle school

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is escorted from the courtroom during a break in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with capital defense attorney Casey Secor during a break in the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) Jessica Clark Flournoy hands paperwork back to Assistant Public Defender Tamara Curtis as she testifies during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Clark Flournoy was Cruz's family counselor when he attended Westglades Middle School. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) Jessica Clark Flournoy testifies during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Clark Flournoy was Cruz's family counselor when he attended Westglades Middle School. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with sentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea, a member of the defense team, during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with sentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea, a member of the defense team, during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is shown at the defense table during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz removes his mask as he takes his seat at the defense table during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)