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WALK OUT
that everyone that drives past this intersection knows that I will not remain apathetic, knows that I will not remain silent while my fellow students are being killed in classrooms, and then their deaths are blamed on marginalized communities,” he said.
His words were echoed by many other students, as well as his frustration with lawmakers and, in his opinion, their lack of action.
“ e leaders in this country have decided that it is politically acceptable to see the slaughters in our schools,” he said. “ at is disgusting, and that needs to stop. … at is why I am out here today. at is why this matters more than class.”
Freshman Jadeyn Goins was part of the protest, where about 50 to 60 students participated.
“I just feel like this isn’t an issue that is debatable,” he said. “All of these politicians, over 45, don’t know what we are going through, and they don’t know the daily struggle of thinking that when you say goodbye to Mom and Dad, that it might be the last time you do it.”
Junior Makenna Nix held her sign almost the entire protest, with constant reminders to her classmates to keep safe and follow the law.
“We don’t deserve to go to school prepared for the possibility that we could die. ere have been way too many mass shootings in schools, and it’s absolutely ridiculous. Nothing is being done about it,” she said.
Many students marched arm in arm, signs raised, waving them at cars, often chanting.
A constant chant during the protest was “Dead kids can’t read.” concert at Red Rocks when she was 7, she knew she wanted to perform on that stage.
Many passing cars honked in support of the students, while others made rude hand gestures or threw trash and soda bottles. When support was given, students cheered for the cars, because they helped raise the message of the walkout.
Maci Lesh and Chloe Rios are students at Arvada West High School and editors at the student newspaper, e Westwind. is article is reprinted with permission. See more of their work at awestnews.com.
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