National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

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Just a reminder to those who have high schools. Tomorrow is National Walkout Day for high schools to protest gun violence. I am all for students voicing their opinions on such a strong issue. What are your thoughts?

I support a walk out. We are having an organized ceremony instead. I will be participating for crowd control, and to see what the kids have to say.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

I fully support the ability to protest, and acknowledge that the shock value of leaving class is necessary. Most of the teens in my Boy Scout Troop are participating, but they want to bring light to the breakdown of adults to protect the children. Maybe an extension of the lack of overall maturity in our society, but those students in Florida were abandoned by the protectors. That is the real story. That is the start of the solution.

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Specializes in School Nurse, past Med Surge.

I asked my son (14) if he was going to walk out. He wasn't sure so I asked him, if he was going to, what his reasons were. I suspected (and I was right) that he would do it just to get out of class. So we then talked about what his thoughts were about what happened in Florida (and other shootings) and gun rights. He's a good kid and is forming some good thoughts, but he's not terribly politically aware.

Our district is supportive of those who choose to walk out and those who choose not to walk out.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

Our district did not support a walk out. I will be interested to see in something happens at 10 am regardless.

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My 8th grader is walking out, my 6th grader is not.

The school I am out is expecting about 100 kids to walk out

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

So then what...?

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I fully support the ability to protest, and acknowledge that the shock value of leaving class is necessary. Most of the teens in my Boy Scout Troop are participating, but they want to bring light to the breakdown of adults to protect the children. Maybe an extension of the lack of overall maturity in our society, but those students in Florida were abandoned by the protectors. That is the real story. That is the start of the solution.

This what we're hearing from the students in our community as well. Not a "no more guns" rally, but more of a "our schools are not safe, something needs to change" demonstration.

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Specializes in OR, peds, PALS, ICU, camp, school.

My district is doing a seminar for interested students but discouraging walk out for safety reasons. And in a semi-rural school, why bother? Walk to where? Who would see your statement? The seminar will include law enforcement reps and a local senator as well as school officials. Students filled out a survey with questions they want to ask, ranked topics, and whether or not they will attend. (and no comparing your plans with your friends plans!) Unfortunately, I'm covering a different school today but I will watch the live stream, as will some middle schoolers. I'll do the march in NYC on the 24th.

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Specializes in School Nurse, past Med Surge.
This what we're hearing from the students in our community as well. Not a "no more guns" rally, but more of a "our schools are not safe, something needs to change" demonstration.

This is my understanding of how most of the kids in our district view it as well. I'm not on main campus with our high school and middle school, so I'm interested to hear how this all works out.

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Specializes in OB, Medical-Legal, Public Health.

Following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, The Guardian featured this quote from, Shannon Watts. Watts is the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and the mother of five. "This mass shooting was at least the 290th shooting on school grounds since the start of 2013, and at least the 17th in 2018. Since 2013, at least 100 Americans were killed in school shootings, and at least 231 were injured. These shootings underscore the larger problem of gun violence impacting children. In the most recent year of available data, more than 1,600 American children were killed with guns, and nearly 7,000 were injured – an average of 23 children shot every day."

My husband, a retired nurse and I applaud National Walkout Day. We'll let the children lead us. We joined the group Everytown for Gun Safety and will participate in a #MarchForOurLives event later this month.

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So then what...?

Then they turn 18 and vote out any politician in bed with the NRA.

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Infection Control/Geriatrics.

As long as they are back in class after the "17 minutes," it's fine.

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