Related: Local students, parents prepare to participate in nationwide walkout
Many students around the nation will walk out of class Wednesday morning, exactly one month after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Below is a list of things you should know regarding the walkout:
1. What is National Walkout Day?
March 14 has been deemed National Walkout Day. Students, teachers and school staff are welcomed to walk out of schools to bring awareness to gun violence and to honor the lives lost in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Enough is enough!
— Women's March (@womensmarch) February 16, 2018
Women's March Youth EMPOWER is calling for students, teachers, and allies to take part in a #NationalSchoolWalkout for 17 minutes at 10am on March 14, 2018. Join us in saying #ENOUGH!https://t.co/8ZE8uthRlZ pic.twitter.com/45yCZl4zDm
2. Will students be disciplined?
PHOTOS: Local walkouts in the Jacksonville area
Student will not be disciplined and they will not be marked tardy as long ad they follow the rules of their schools. Locally, Duval, St. Johns, Putnam and Nassau County are accommodating the walkout.
MORE: Local students plan to walk out of class with millions across the nation
The principal at Wolfson H.S. tells me students will leave class at 10 and stay out for 17 minutes - 1 minute for each Parkland victim @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/g9iOMb3xon
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) March 14, 2018
.@Putnam_Schools just sent this clarification: "The National School Walkout encourages that for 17 minutes students participate in a nationwide walkout to remember the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre and to protest for stricter gun laws." https://t.co/nS8kst2MXf
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 13, 2018
See #NassauCounty response to walkout. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/XtE5SfrZ6W
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 13, 2018
3. How long will it last?
The walkout will be held for 17 minutes to honor the 17 people that were killed in the Feb. 14 school shooting. It is scheduled to begin nationally at 10.a.m.
We applaud our students who lead this national discourse about increasing safety in our schools. We encourage students to work together with school leadership to create a place on campus to engage in peaceful protest that does not disrupt the learning environment.
— DCPS (@DuvalSchools) March 14, 2018
Bishop Kenny HS will hold school-wide prayer service. Principal: "We encourage community members to pause wherever you are at 10:00 a.m. on March 14 and join with us in prayer for a speedy and peaceful resolve to this national concern." @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/CoABmTA0Bq
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 13, 2018
Duval, St.Johns, Putnam, and Nassau County School Districts tells us they're working with students to accommodate the walkout. pic.twitter.com/LUTB2fc9Mf
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) March 14, 2018
Watch: Students walk out of schools locally and nationwide.LIVE CHOPPER VIDEO: Students in the Jacksonville area as well as nationwide are participating in a walkout to protest gun violence.
Posted by Action News Jax on Wednesday, March 14, 2018
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