Students across nation are planning walkouts and speaking out about school shootings

By Teri Webster

High school students and teachers across the nation are planning walkouts this spring to push Congress to address solutions for school shootings, Newsweek reported.

Students tweeted about the proposed walkouts with the hashtags #NationalSchoolWalkout, #April20 and #April20Walk on Twitter. It’s part of a mass boycott timed for the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999, the report stated.

A petition from the Twitter account “National School Walkout,” has gained thousands of signatures. Students said they hope it will get the attention of Congress, Newsweek reported.

“Nothing has changed since Columbine,” reads the petition on change.org. “Let us start a movement that lets the government know the time for change is now.”

Are other demonstrations planned?

A separate walkout demonstration is planned for the ” National School Walkout” for 17 minutes at 10 a.m. on March 14. The walkout is lasting 17 minutes to recognize the 17 victims of the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, according to the Twitter account “Women’s March Youth.”

“Enough is enough!” the post reads. “Women’s March Youth EMPOWER is calling for students, teachers, and allies to take part in a #NationalSchoolWalkout.

Enough is enough!

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Source:: The Blaze