U.S & Maryland Flags Flown Half-Staff Thursday, February 15, 2018

As a mark of respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated on February 14, 2018 at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, by the authority vested in the President of the United States, President Donald Trump ordered that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff effective IMMEDIATELY until sunset, Monday, February 19, 2018. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff. No flag may fly higher than the United States flag.