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When the Florida State Legislature refused to debate gun control in a procedural vote, the Parkland students where there in Tallahassee. In support students in other schools are walking out of class:
This appears to be spreading:
The walkout and march echoed similar protests that students across Florida have staged in the days following the Feb. 14 shooting. The teenagers have used the demonstrations and their Twitter accounts to demand government action on gun control to address what has become an all too regular part of life as an American student. (Florida Students March To Stoneman Douglas High To Show Solidarity Over School Shooting. Students have led the debate over gun control in the wake of the shooting. Huffpost)
This appears to be spreading:
“So many people are just so angry about all the things that are going on politically, and most people don’t feel like there is something they can do to make a change,” said Tasha Hipple, a freshman at Casco Bay High School in Portland, who is organizing a walkout there.(Maine students joining national walkout after Florida shootings. Students from at least 5 Maine high schools are taking part in a student-driven movement to protest the gun violence that is claiming lives in schools. Presshearald)
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