Darien High School Participates in National School Walkout on April 20

Ridgefield resident Lane Murdock is the founder of the National School Walkout movement in protest of gun violance. Students in High Schools all over the United States have organized "Walkouts" on April 20, the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, including Darien High School.

Murdock explains, "Together, we will send a message that we won’t tolerate any more inaction on this issue. And if cowardly politicians fail to act, young people will show them the consequences of letting so many Americans die by voting them out in November."

You can search for National School Walkouts all over the United States. And, if there isn't one in your neighborhood or city, you can start one

According to Lane Murdock, The National Student Walkout is a nationwide protest of our leaders’ failure to pass laws that protect us from gun violence. Mass shootings happen far too frequently in America, and we as a nation have become numb to seeing the news. After each one, the same cycle takes place: the media spend less than a week on the story, politicians offer their “thoughts and prayers,” and nothing ever changes. But after the horrific massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, young Americans are taking matters into their own hands.

 

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