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Student walkouts gaining momentum in wake of Florida shooting
Nearly 2,000 students from the Southern Regional middle and high schools took part in a walkout at noon Wednesday to protest violence in schools and stand in solidarity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Students across the country are gearing up for a series of school walkouts over the next two months, a national movement sparked by outrage over the school shooting in Parkland, Florida where 17 people were killed.
Last week, nearly 1,000 students at Southern Regional High School and 1,000 more at the district middle school participated in a student-organized walkout to protest gun violence and memorialize the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. The 17-minute protest aligned with protests around the country.
More are planned throughout March and April and other local school districts planned to get involved. - Press of Atlantic City
