# Sam Deitsch

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**Samantha Deitsch** (born February 14, 2003) is an American author and gun control activist who survived the [Stoneman Douglas High School shooting](/source/Stoneman_Douglas_High_School_shooting) in 2018.

## Early life

Samantha Deitsch was born on February 14, 2003.[1][2] She started attending [Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School](/source/Marjory_Stoneman_Douglas_High_School) in 2017. Deitsch was a freshman at [Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School](/source/Marjory_Stoneman_Douglas_High_School) when the [mass shooting](/source/Stoneman_Douglas_High_School_shooting) occurred in 2018.[3] She was friends with one of the victims, [Jaime Guttenberg](/source/Jaime_Guttenberg).[4] She is the younger sister of film director Matt Deitsch and activist [Ryan Deitsch](/source/Ryan_Deitsch).[5]

## Gun control advocacy

After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Deitsch and her older brothers started to embark on [gun control](/source/Gun_control) advocacy with [March For Our Lives](/source/March_For_Our_Lives).[6] She co-founded the organization and helped contribute to *Glimmer of Hope*, a book about the activism after the shooting.[7][8] Prior to her gun control advocacy, Deitsch described herself as not politically active.[9]

## Political views

In 2019, [Broward County, Florida](/source/Broward_County,_Florida), adopted a [Text-to-9-1-1](/source/Text-to-9-1-1) system and Deitsch expressed her support for the new system: "Being able to text 911 is a necessary addition to pre-existing public safety resources".[10]

## Bibliography

- Deitsch, Matt & March For Our Lives (2018). [*Glimmer of Hope: How Tragedy Sparked a Movement*](https://books.google.com/books?id=-hJmDwAAQBAJ). Penguin Young Readers Group. ISBN 9781984836403.

## References

1. Deitsch, Samantha (7 March 2018). ["Poem for Parkland: I Can't Feel My Head"](https://jewishjournal.com/spiritual/poetry/231601/poem-for-parkland-i-cant-feel-my-head/). *Jewish Journal*. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

1. Lopez, Julyssa. ["A 15-Year-Old Girl Wrote This Beautiful Poem About Surviving The Parkland Shooting"](https://www.glamour.com/story/marjory-stoneman-douglas-samantha-deitsch-poem). *Glamour*. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

1. ["'Every day for me is Feb. 14': A year after mass shooting, Parkland's grief goes on"](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/every-day-me-feb-14-year-after-mass-shooting-parkland-n968306). *NBC News*. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

1. ["Parkland siblings Sam, Matt and Ryan Deitsch turned to a life of activism after the shooting"](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-ne-ap-parkland-deitsch-siblings-activism-20190213-story.html). *Sun Sentinel*. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

1. ["Parkland shooting stirs 3 siblings to lives of activism"](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/siblings-bond-march-lives-shooting-61040121). *ABC News*. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

1. ["3 siblings bond through March For Our Lives after shooting"](https://wnyt.com/news/3-siblings-bond-through-march-for-our-lives-after-shooting/5244367/). *WNYT NewsChannel 13*. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

1. ["Mission & Story"](https://marchforourlives.com/mission-story/). *March For Our Lives*. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

1. *Glimmer of hope : how tragedy sparked a movement*. [New York]. 2018. ISBN 9781984836090.

1. Livni, Noa. ["MSD students continue to adjust to life two years after deadly shooting"](https://eagleeye.news/13825/feature/msd-students-continue-to-adjust-to-life-two-years-after-deadly-shooting/). *THE EAGLE EYE*. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

1. Quinn, Mackenzie. ["Broward County citizens can now text 911"](https://eagleeye.news/10330/news/broward-county-citizens-can-now-text-911/). *THE EAGLE EYE*. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

## External links

- [Sam Deitsch](https://twitter.com/samdeitsch) on Twitter

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