Local Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence | Patch PM

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Decatur Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence

Hundreds of Decatur High School students walked out of classes Wednesday morning, joining their peers across the nation in a national student protest against gun violence.

Cobb Students Face Resistance To Guns Walkout

Unlike students in other metro Atlanta counties and across the nation, Cobb County students who attempted a walkout to protest gun violence on Wednesday met resistance from school officials who had said they wouldn't support the demonstrations.

Students Across Douglas County Walkout To Protest Gun Violence

Douglas County Schools Superintendent Trent North said in a statement Tuesday that students would face, "no consequences," if they "walk out for a reasonable amount of time and return in an orderly fashion."

Fulton Students Walkout To Protest Gun Violence

Hundreds of students at Fulton schools such as Roswell, Westlake, Chattahoochee, and North Springs high schools, took to their respective stadiums to show solidarity with their protesting peers as well as to pay their respects to the victims of the shooting.

Atlanta Schools Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence

Tthe students who did so at Atlanta Public Schools had the blessing of administrators, who noted the city's long history of support for peaceful civil protest.

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