Mom Of LI Grad Who Died Protecting Kids To Speak On Gun Violence

FARMINGDALE, NY — Linda Beigel Schulman, mother of Farmingdale State College alumnus Scott Beigel, who graduated in 2009 and was killed in 2018 protecting students from a gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, is coming to Farmingdale State College to tell her story about losing Scott, and what she has done since then to protect others from gun violence.

Beigel Schulman is scheduled to speak at the college 11 a.m. Thursday, March 5 in the Campus Center Ballroom, the school announced via news release.

With the recent introduction by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of six new gun-control proposals, the event is especially timely.

Scott Beigel was a geography teacher and cross-country coach who sacrificed his life to protect students the day a shooter invaded Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. Beigel Schulman wants to keep the legacy of her son alive, and educate young people about gun-violence prevention. With that in mind, she launched the Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund. The mission is to send underprivileged children touched by gun violence to summer sleep-away camp. Beigel Schulman’s goal for these children is that they understand there is an alternative to gangs and guns.

Beigel Schulman was instrumental in the Red Flag Law being passed in New York State last fall, according to Farmingdale State College. The law aims to prevent people who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing any kind of firearm. Cuomo said about Beigel Schulman at the time the legislation passed: "Linda is a special human being. Linda Beigel Schulman became one of the most effective and passionate advocates to get something done...and she did."