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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL

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…