Students Across Twin Cities To Walkout Against Gun Violence Friday

TWIN CITIES, MN — Students across the Twin Cities are planning to walk out of class on Friday afternoon to participate in a protest against gun violence and demand gun control legislation.

The demonstrations, organized by Students Demand Action, come less than a week after the deadly shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.

Walkouts are scheduled at (but not limited to) the following schools:

• Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Arts (SPCPA) — 1 p.m.
• Open World Learning Community, Saint Paul — 1 p.m.
• Great River School, Saint Paul — 1 p.m.
• Normandale, Bloomington — 1 p.m.
• Columbia Heights High School — 1:30 p.m.
• International School of Minnesota, Eden Prairie — 12:30 p.m.
• Chaska High School — 12:45 p.m.

KSTP is carrying a live feed of the walkouts.

Organizers say the events will include rallies, moments of silence, and calls for legislative action on banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. Students are also urging lawmakers to invest more in violence-prevention programs.

Everytown for Gun Safety, the parent organization of Students Demand Action, promotes the events online; however, each walkout is student-led and locally organized.

The national walkout reflects a wave of activism in the wake of the Annunciation tragedy, which killed two children and injured more than 20 others.

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