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Posted by Action News Jax on Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Original story: Students across the nation, including Jacksonville area schools, are planning to walk out of class Wednesday to honor the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre.
March 14 will make one month to the day since the shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Students at River City Science Academy have organized a walkout to honor those victims.
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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
Student Lauren Byrd said they’ll line up in 17 rows and read biographies of the victims at 10 a.m.
See #NassauCounty response to walkout. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/XtE5SfrZ6W
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 13, 2018
“When you’re sitting on the couch and you see this kind of stuff happen in other states, it’s like well there’s nothing we could do about it, but when it’s so close to us, it’s hard for us to sit here and think it’ll never happen to us, because they were thinking the same thing,” Byrd said.
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
Tomorrow marks one month since the massacre in #Parkland. Students across the country are planning a school walkout at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes to honor the 17 lives lost. @ActionNewsJax is speaking with local school districts about how they're handling this.
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 13, 2018
“As a school, we really did feel it was important that we give students this opportunity to express themselves, especially in what has been a difficult, confusing time for them,” said RCSA employee Sarah Niss.
Bishop Kenny High School will hold a school-wide prayer service and it encourages people to pause and join them.
Duval County Public Schools and the St. Johns County School District tell Action News Jax they’ve been working with their students.
Parents and students are encouraged to find out their individual school's plan before taking action. @ActionNewsJax
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) March 13, 2018
They said no one walking out will be disciplined or marked tardy if they’re following the rules set by their individual schools.
Nassau and Putnam County schools will have authorized activities on school grounds.
Clay County is on spring break.
.@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
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