SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A commission investigating a Florida high school massacre has concluded that the suspect's connection to a student diversion program played no role in the attack.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission agreed Tuesday that Nikolas Cruz's 2013 participation in the Broward County school district's Promise Program is irrelevant to the Feb. 14 mass shooting that left 17 dead.

Promise has been criticized for leniency, particularly by conservatives, and questions have been raised whether Cruz completed the program.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the commission's chairman, called criticism of the Promise Program "a red herring."

The commission is holding a three-day meeting to discuss issues surrounding the attack. It is scheduled to discuss 911 dispatch problems Wednesday. It meets monthly and will issue a report by Jan. 1.

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