Steamboat Today: Peaceful, powerful protest
More than 150 Steamboat Springs High School students, as well as students at the Steamboat Springs Middle School, walked out of class Wednesday morning in solidarity with students from across the country as part of the #Enough National School Walkout. Students joined together to raise awareness about gun violence and school safety.
The walkout was held exactly one month after the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and its purpose, in part, was to remember the 17 people who lost their lives Feb. 14.
It is estimated that students from about 2,800 schools across the U.S. participated in the walkout, and the protests varied in scope and message.
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