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Noah Powell, 16, talks about the school shooting at Roosevelt High School, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Honolulu. Powell was in the room next to the shooting when he heard the scuffle and shots being fired. A 17-year-old student was shot by police in a counselor's office after he pulled a knife and cut one of the police officers. The student was taken to a local hospital. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Students are moved to an on-campus stadium at Roosevelt High School after a school shooting, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Honolulu. A 17-year-old student was shot by police in a counselor's office after he pulled a knife and cut one of the officers. The student was taken to a local hospital. State Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said the boy showed up Tuesday morning at the school and officials there recognized him as a runaway who was not registered for classes, and called police. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Medical marijuana advocate Barbara Kutchback, of Monroe, Ga., wipes a tear as she listens to other advocates including Shannon Cloud, right, tell of their children's suffering, after a bill to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes was introduced in the State House chamber on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Atlanta. The bill coined Haleigh's Hope Act was introduced by Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, right, officially introduces a bill to legalize medical marijuana as he hands it to Clerk of the House Bill Reilly after a Georgia Legislative session in the House chamber on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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Medical marijuana advocates Shannon Cloud, left, from Smyrna, Ga., hugs Corey Lowe, as Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, right, receives a congratulatory handshake after he introduced a bill to legalize medicinal marijuana after a Georgia Legislative session in the House chamber on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Atlanta. Both Cloud and Lowe have children suffering from disease and believe marijuana can help relieve their pain. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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Tim Schultz, state policy director for the American Religious Freedom Project, testifies during a Kansas House committee hearing on gay marriage issues, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The project is part of a conservative, Washington-based think tank, Ethics and Public Policy Center. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Tom Witt, left, executive director of the gay-rights group Equality Kansas, confers with Kansas state Rep. Steve Brunk, a Wichita Republican, before a committee hearing on gay marriage issues, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Brunk is chairman of the committee hearing a bill that Witt and his group opposes. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Kansas state Reps. Travis Couture-Lovelady, left, a Palco Republican, and Steve Brunk, right, a Wichita Republican, confer during a House Federal and State Affairs Committee hearing on gay marriage issues, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Brunk is the committee's chairman and Couture-Lovelady, its vice chairman. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Kansas state Rep. Valdenia Winn, left, a Kansas City Democrat, asks a question during a committee hearing on a bill aimed at protecting individuals, businesses and groups refusing for religious reasons to provide goods or services for gay weddings, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Watching to her right is Rep. Troy Waymaster, a Luray Republican. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Parents await the release of students after a school shooting at Roosevelt High School, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Honolulu. A police officer shot a 17-year-old runaway in the wrist at the high school after the teen cut one officer with a knife and punched two others, authorities said. State Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said the boy showed up Tuesday morning at Roosevelt High School. Officials there recognized him as a runaway who was not registered for classes, and called police. Maj. Richard Robinson, commander of the Honolulu Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, said the boy lunged at officers who arrived at the public high school near downtown Honolulu and tried to take him into custody. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Students leave Roosevelt High School after a school shooting on campus, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Honolulu. A 17-year-old student was shot by police in a counselor's office after he pulled a knife and cut one of the officers. The student was taken to a local hospital. State Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said the boy showed up Tuesday morning at the school and officials there recognized him as a runaway who was not registered for classes, and called police. Maj. Richard Robinson, commander of the Honolulu Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, said the boy lunged at officers who arrived at the public high school near downtown Honolulu and tried to take him into custody. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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A student leaves Roosevelt High School after a school shooting on campus, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Honolulu. A police officer shot a 17-year-old runaway in the wrist at the high school after the teen cut one officer with a knife and punched two others, authorities said. State Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said the boy showed up Tuesday morning at Roosevelt High School. Officials there recognized him as a runaway who was not registered for classes, and called police. Maj. Richard Robinson, commander of the Honolulu Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, said the boy lunged at officers who arrived at the public high school near downtown Honolulu and tried to take him into custody. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Police crime tape blocks the campus at Roosevelt High School after a school shooting, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Honolulu. A police officer shot a 17-year-old runaway in the wrist at the high school after the teen cut one officer with a knife and punched two others, authorities said. State Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said the boy showed up Tuesday morning at Roosevelt High School. Officials there recognized him as a runaway who was not registered for classes, and called police. Maj. Richard Robinson, commander of the Honolulu Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, said the boy lunged at officers who arrived at the public high school near downtown Honolulu and tried to take him into custody. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Students look for their parents after they were released from Roosevelt High School after a school shooting on campus, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Honolulu. A police officer shot a 17-year-old runaway in the wrist at the high school after the teen cut one officer with a knife and punched two others, authorities said. State Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said the boy showed up Tuesday morning at Roosevelt High School. Officials there recognized him as a runaway who was not registered for classes, and called police. Maj. Richard Robinson, commander of the Honolulu Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, said the boy lunged at officers who arrived at the public high school near downtown Honolulu and tried to take him into custody. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Students leave school at Roosevelt High School after a school shooting on campus, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Honolulu. A police officer shot a 17-year-old runaway in the wrist at the high school after the teen cut one officer with a knife and punched two others, authorities said. State Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said the boy showed up Tuesday morning at Roosevelt High School. Officials there recognized him as a runaway who was not registered for classes, and called police. Maj. Richard Robinson, commander of the Honolulu Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, said the boy lunged at officers who arrived at the public high school near downtown Honolulu and tried to take him into custody. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
