Arlington Students Walk Out March 15 Protesting Gun Violence

ARLINGTON, MA — Today at 10 a.m., hundreds of students from Arlington High School and Arlington Catholic High walked out of school and stood outside their schools for 17 minutes to show lawmakers their dissatisfaction with Gun Control laws and to ask for support from the community.

Arlington Police was there in both places to keep the events safe, police said.

Students across the country planned to walk out of their classes Wednesday at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes in honor of the 17 people killed in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting last month. The snow cancellations in the Commonwealth meant Arlington was one of many high schools that had to reschedule.

Still, at least 25 students from Arlington High School made it downtown to the State House for a WalkOut for Action and March for Our Lives rally on that started on the steps there and went inside to the building.

After impassioned speeches from a handful of students, the packed room full of students from more than 25 schools in the state heard from legislators who promised they supported them.

Following the main event a number of Arlington students spoke with lawmakers: Arlington Students Represent At State House Gun Violence Rally.

Students say they hope this is only the beginning.

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