Inspired by watching students in Parkland step up, 40 Mass. schools planning March 14th walkout

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Mass. Students Are Organizing Walkouts, Calling For Change In Gun Laws


What is normally a sleepy school vacation week for most students in Massachusetts has been filled with activism as students respond to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, last week.

According to a WBUR tally, students at at least 40 middle and high schools from Eastham to Williamstown are planning to participate in a national school walkout on March 14.
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"Ever since Sandy Hook and the shootings that followed up until Parkland, there's been a growing sense of hopelessness among students," said 17-year-old Falmouth High School senior Daniel Gessen. "It seems like nothing’s ever done. We talk thoughts and prayers, but nothing is ever changed."

But Gessen said he was inspired by watching students in Parkland step up to the microphone and advocate for change.

"Once the students got involved in Parkland, it really did feel different," he said. "If something's going to break that cycle, it is going to be the students speaking out and acting in ways that force their legislators to make a difference."
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They are hoping that the adults, particularly lawmakers, will take note on March 14 or the nationwide marches scheduled for March 24. - WBUR, NPR Boston

That's not a date typo. The organizers will be marching in Massachusetts and elsewhere on the 14th prior to the national March for our Lives march on D.C. and all over America on March 24th.

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1. They are sooooo INSPIRING! And,

these students inspired by them.. know that it can happen anywhere at any time!

Mahalo, frr

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2. Right back atcha Cha!