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Area High School Sophomore Takes Lead In National School Walkout Day Area High School Sophomore Takes Lead In National School Walkout Day
Area High School Sophomore Takes Lead In National School Walkout Day This year, April 20th marks the 19th anniversary of the horrific shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado that first truly brought school shootings to the national consciousness, and it’s also – for the first time – National School Walkout Day. At 10 a.m., students all over the United States will be walking out of class to protest governmental inaction in preventing gun violence. These days, we’re used to seeing high school students lead the charge for change in gun laws, and Lane Murdock, a sophomore at Ridgefield High School in Fairfield County and leader behind National Student Walko…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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Bergen's Lori Alhadeff Gets Real With Megyn Kelly: I'm In Survival Mode Bergen's Lori Alhadeff Gets Real With Megyn Kelly: I'm In Survival Mode
Bergen's Lori Alhadeff Gets Real With Megyn Kelly: I'm In Survival Mode Nearly a month after her daughter was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Massacre, Woodcliff Lake's Lori Alhadeff opened up about the tragedy and her goal to promote school safety on NBC News' Megyn Kelly Today. "I'm in survival mode," said the mom, mourning 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff and 16 others robbed of promising futures. Alhadeff had the nation in tears the day after the shooting when she shared a powerful message with the president on CNN. "President Trump, please do something. Action. We need it now. These kids need safety now." The previous ni…

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by Cecilia Levine