More than 200 New Paltz High School students participated in a tightly-controlled protest against easy access to guns on Wednesday, March 14, joining peers at thousands of schools across the country where some form of protest was expected to occur.
About 120 Onteora High School and Middle School students, along with approximately 70 from Bennett School walked out of classes, along with students around the nation, showing solidarity with students in Parkland, Florida.
Hundreds of students at Kingston High School participated in a nationwide walkout this morning in tribute to the 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. who lost their lives to gun violence on campus one month earlier.
Some 400 to 500 students at the Saugerties Jr./Sr. High this Wednesday participated in a nationwide walkout in the senior-high gymnasium as tribute to the 17 students and staff members in Parkland, Florida who lost their lives to gun violence on campus a month ago. Students packed the bleachers and court.