Forest High School moved to its current location on Maricamp Road, southeast of the city limits of Ocala, in 2005.

The curriculum is heavily project-based that often includes problem-solving tasks which must be built and later presented to teachers.

Marion County Sheriff's Office School Resource Deputy Jim Long soon arrested him and took him into custody.

In court, Bouche stated that his reason for wanting to shoot up the school was because he figured it was the only way to get out of his violent home life.

[5] Bouche also stated that he chose to do it on April 20 since it was the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre.

[8] Deputy Jim Long was labelled "Florida School Resource Officer Of The Year" for his involvement in arresting Bouche on June 20, 2018.