D.C. Students Plan Anti-Gun Walkout

By Tom Knighton

When I was in middle school, there was a planned walkout in protest over…well, something. I was in sixth grade at the time, so I don’t remember what it was, but I remember a number of students were fired up over it. They were going to storm out of the classroom to show they were upset.

Except, it was really only a vocal few. The rest who walked out? They just wanted an excuse to skip class.

I bring this up only because there is a group of students in D.C. planning a walkout today in support of gun control and I can’t help but wonder how many actually care about the issue and how many just want to get out of their geometry class.

Students in the D.C. area plan to bring their voices to Capitol Hill to send a message about gun control on Thursday morning. Teens have scheduled the protest on the one-year anniversary of a nationwide walkout to protest gun violence, which was prompted by the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Student-led groups “MoCo Students For Change” and “Pathways 2 Power” will lead approximately 21 local schools in a walkout. Starting at 10 …Read the Rest

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