WATCH: Over 200 Students Walked Out At Ocean City High School

OCEAN CITY, NJ — About 200 students walked out at Ocean City High School as part of National Walkout Day on Wednesday, according to the school district. Students from all four grade levels participated in the walkout. Nationwide, the walkouts were held to mark the one-month anniversary of the massacre at a Florida high school. See video from Ocean City High School's walkout below.

Walkouts took place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, with 17 minutes of silence to honor the 17 students and staff killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Valentine's Day.

Students at Ocean City High School walked out at about 10 a.m., and gathered on the football field at Carey Stadium. A majority of those who walked out remained outside for about 45 minutes. After an opening prayer and the reading of the names of the 17 lost in the Florida shootings, the students observed 17 minutes of silence followed by a few student remarks upon conclusion.

Event organizer Mary Loteck read the names out loud. She organized the event in Ocean City, along with John Talese, Krista Michel, and Ocean City High School Council President Nora Faverzani, acting on behalf of the entire student body.

Students took turns speaking as part of an event that was supported by the Ocean City Public School District. At the same time, students in 7th and 8th grades gathered at the Ocean City Intermediate School as part of a nationwide assembly to speak out against gun violence in schools. Those students wrote down their thoughts, concerns, questions and ideas on a notecard, and the district was going to take all suggestions made under consideration.

"As student leaders of Ocean City High School, we believe that political engagement and activism should always be encouraged," the Ocean City High School student body and the organizers said in a statement released to the media. "The first step to fixing a problem is recognizing that it exists, and by participating in the National School Walkout and organizing voter registration tables on March 14, we are both raising awareness to gun violence in schools and taking action to combat it. We intend to bring awareness to recent events as a part of a movement that is much larger than ourselves, our school and our community. The number of students no longer here today due to school shootings is unconscionable and unacceptable, and by continuing our education and involvement, we are ready to be the change necessary to end this. We know that we, the students, are capable of making a difference. Fear does not belong in our schools."

Calls for a nationwide student walkout to demand stricter gun laws began just days after the mass shootings that killed 14 students and three staff members and injured 16 other people. They have been met with mixed responses from school administrators across the country. Some have threatened suspensions or even expulsions, while others have staunchly backed the students' walkouts.

In Gloucester County, that decision was taken out of the hands of school administrators in the Clearview Regional School Disrtrict when an unspecified threat resulted in school being canceled on Wednesday. Read more here: Threat Closes South Jersey School District On Walkout Day

"The Ocean City School District prides itself in giving our students a safe venue to be able to have their voices heard and their opinions explored," Ocean City Public School District Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Taylor said.

"We encourage our students to be actively engaged citizens who are knowledgeable about current events and to study the multiple sides of any issue," Ocean City High School Principal Dr. Matthew Jamison said. "Above all, we want them to know we value their voices and their right to self-expression."

"Our elementary aged students will continue to focus on lessons that are centered around our Kindness Challenge," Ocean City Intermediate School Principal Geoff Haines said. "Our Kindness Challenge continues to nurture and foster kindness activities which will positively impact the social and emotional well-being of the students."

The attached images from Wednesday morning's event were provided.