LHS Addresses Planned Student Walk-Out

LEMONT, IL — On March 14, students from all over the country will participate in a walk-out to protest gun violence. At 10 a.m. across each time zone, participants in the walkout plan to leave their schools for 17 minutes to honor those killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

In Lemont, students are also planning on participating in the walk-out. According to LHS, administrators have been in touch with students who have expressed interest in participating in the walk-out.

The school said it will work with students to ensure that all students are safe and that any disruption to the educational environment is minimal.

"Students who choose to walk out of school as part of the National School Walkout will be encouraged to do so in a quiet, respectful manner," the school said. "They will be supervised by school personnel during the walkout, and will be asked to congregate in a safe area before returning to the building at the conclusion of the 17-minute walkout."

Students who choose not to participate in the walkout will remain in class with their teachers. No teachers will leave their classrooms unattended.

LHS students who want to participate will walk out of class and stand outside in the football stands for 17 minutes to honor each of the victims of the Florida school shooting. According to student organizers, if a student does not want to walk out but still wants to participate in some way, he/she can participate in 17 acts of kindness where, throughout the week, the student should make it his or her goal to successfully complete 17 random acts of kindness in the school.

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