Four different sides occurred from the national walk-out on March 14 for Red Lion. 13 students participated in the actual walk-out going outside with signs and receiving Saturday detentions, around 150 students went to the indoors Fitzkee Center walk-in which was non-political and dedicated to the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting, several students showed up to the walk-in wearing NRA shirts, and the rest of the student body stayed in their homerooms. Each group has its own reasoning for what they did or did not do.
Politically charged students left the school building with signs in their hands protesting for gun control and trying to make a change. These students choose to go outside, knowing they would receive a Saturday detention for their actions. The reasoning was to follow through with the plans that the students from Parkland had arranged and to make a difference. The difference they want is ultimately safer schools through better security as well as universal background checks for people …show more content…
“I’d do it two or three more times. I’d do it until something gets done because a Saturday detention isn’t worth more than students lives.”
The largest body of students who took action were those who went to the Student Council planned event in the Fitzkee Center. While there, students stood silently mourning for those 17 victims. Jacob Franciscus, the President of Student Council, read off the names of the victims as well as a short biography of each of the students. The rest of the time was spent in complete silence as students comforted one another, prayed, and mourned for those who died.
“March 14 was not about gun violence especially not at Red Lion,” Delaney Jess, sophomore, said. “It was solely focused on the students. This was about the victims and inside was the best way to show my support for
Politically charged students left the school building with signs in their hands protesting for gun control and trying to make a change. These students choose to go outside, knowing they would receive a Saturday detention for their actions. The reasoning was to follow through with the plans that the students from Parkland had arranged and to make a difference. The difference they want is ultimately safer schools through better security as well as universal background checks for people …show more content…
“I’d do it two or three more times. I’d do it until something gets done because a Saturday detention isn’t worth more than students lives.”
The largest body of students who took action were those who went to the Student Council planned event in the Fitzkee Center. While there, students stood silently mourning for those 17 victims. Jacob Franciscus, the President of Student Council, read off the names of the victims as well as a short biography of each of the students. The rest of the time was spent in complete silence as students comforted one another, prayed, and mourned for those who died.
“March 14 was not about gun violence especially not at Red Lion,” Delaney Jess, sophomore, said. “It was solely focused on the students. This was about the victims and inside was the best way to show my support for