Walk out of school day 2018: Alabama students leaving class to protest gun violence
Walk out of school day 2018: Alabama students leaving class to protest gun violenceby wpjljron
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018.Walk out of school day 2018: Alabama students leaving class to protest gun violenceSchools across Alabama are responding to the call for students to walk out of their classrooms for 17 minutes to protest gun violence. The #ENOUGH: National School Walkout will begin on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in each time zone to protest the lack of action from lawmakers in the wake of the 14 students and three staff members […]
Schools across Alabama are responding to the call for students to walk out of their classrooms for 17 minutes to protest gun violence.
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