Andrew Pollack

Andrew Scot Pollack (born February 18, 1966) is an American author, school safety activist, and entrepreneur whose daughter Meadow was one of the 17 murdered victims in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018.

Pollack is among the Stoneman Douglas High School parents who lobbied for passage of the "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act" (Florida Senate Bill: 7026). Unlike many other Stoneman Douglas survivors and victims' parents, Pollack has endorsed politicians who oppose gun-control measures, and he advocates programs that would arm teachers. He argues that bulletproof glass, metal detectors, enhanced door lock systems, ID checkpoints, and "school marshals" can help prevent school shootings.

Personal life and family Pollack was born in the New York City borough of Queens, the son of Evelyn (Silverberg), a secretary, and Arnold Pollack, a dentist. Pollack's paternal grandfather was a Russian Jewish immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1933 and married a Polish Jewish immigrant seamstress.

Pollack has three children from his first marriage to Shara Kaplan, sons Huck and Hunter and daughter Meadow.

Meadow Pollack

Meadow Jade Pollack (October 5, 1999 – February 14, 2018) was the daughter of Andrew Pollack and Shara Kaplan. She was named after Meadow Soprano, a character on The Sopranos.

Meadow's death prompted her father to found Meadow's Movement, a movement fighting for increased school security to prevent future school massacres.

Pollack and his wife, sitting alongside President Trump and others.

Activism Pollack has met with President Donald Trump and his cabinet, Florida governors Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis, and many legislators.

On February 21, 2018, Andrew and his two sons attended a White House listening session hosted by President Donald Trump that consisted of siblings and friends of slain victims along with survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. He spoke extensively on the topic of school security, claiming that schools do not have the same level of security as airports, stadiums, and embassies. Pollack noted that the September 11 attacks happened once and that measures were put in place to prevent attacks similar to it from ever happening again, also stating, "There should have been one school shooting, and we should have fixed it!"

In 2018, Pollack was reported as actively fighting to release more federal funding to increase school security across the nation.

On September 10, 2019, Pollack released his book, Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created The Parkland Shooter and Endanger America's Students, alongside education expert and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Max Eden.

Pollack spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention.