Roseburg students walk out in protest of school violence

At 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, March 14, almost every student at Fairview High School walked out of class and marched to the school’s football field in absolute silence.

We asked whether you thought students who participated in National Walkout Day Wednesday were making a point with their 17-minute, nationwide walkout from school, or whether it was a pointless endeavor.

We spoke with Hermiston High School’s principal about what the staff expected from the students on national school walkout day.

At Las Cruces High School, students held a moment of silence for 17 minutes, one minute to honor each of the victims.

Locally, students assembled safely on their respective school campuses during the event. “Real proud of them organizing such a meaningful and peaceful walkout”, she said of her daughter’s classmates. “.It was a moving experience for those who participated”.

The nation has experienced many school tragedies in recent years, but the February 14 one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School seems to have created a common rallying point for many youth, who continue to stand up and say, “Enough, already”.

Whether students walked out in protest, walked up in support, or chose to not participate, yesterday’s movement was one of the largest student-led waves of activism America has ever seen–and it’s not over yet.

It’s the first time that the state Department of Education has had to prepare for a widespread walkout, according to officials. Others, like Pennridge, were not as lenient.

At Bluffton, administrators also permitted students to leave school without threat of discipline. A spokesperson said it was not mandatory and it was organized by students. “Everything was going fine, until it started to get rowdy”, Fares Ali, a senior at the high school, told McClatchy.

“It was kind of sad, but it felt really good because we’re paying respects to the people who died”, Carothers said.

“What this was supposed to be is a memorial to the 17 kids who lost their lives in Parkland, and I just can’t believe those 17 kids”.

“Each affirmation they wrote reminded me that this is the world I want to live in; these young adults make it so”.

Students took the flag that had been torn down and raised it back up, the TV station reports.

The ACLU also contends that schools may not punish students for expressing political views, and plans to defend students of schools take action against them.