Parkland shooting survivors visit CPS students to plan Chicago gun control march

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Survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, visited Chicago Public Schools students Saturday to brainstorm ideas for next weekend’s March for Our Lives demonstration in Chicago.

The students’ meeting followed a week of walkouts at schools across the country, as teenage organizers continue their push for more strict gun control measures.
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Zeif said he feels the pain of the students in Chicago, calling it “heartbreaking to know they’ve been feeling this pain and fear for nearly their whole lives.” He said he hopes stronger gun control can curb that pain and fear.

“My personal goal for this is so that my younger brother, and even younger brother, and my kids and their kids, can go to school without having to worry for their lives,” Zeif said. “I want us to complete this campaign of gun reform and remove gun violence from our country so that no one has to go through what we’ve gone through.”

Organizers are expecting up to 30,000 people to take part in Chicago’s March for Our Lives starting at 11 a.m. March 24 at Union Park, one of dozens of marches planned across the country. - Chicago Sun Times

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[BigmanPigman]

1. Was the Chicago School District OK with student walkouts on Wed?

I thought that some schools were told they would be punished if they chose to walkout so they "took a knee" in their classrooms or school hallways instead.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

2. CPS Superintendent was very supportive

from WTTW (Chicago Public TV)

CPS CEO: No Discipline for Students Participating in Protest Wednesday

“I’ve made it clear I think it’s an important point in time in our history,” Jackson said Tuesday during a speech at the City Club of Chicago, “and we‘re supporting our students and educators who want to participate in the walkout.”

In addition to standing by its students, Jackson previously said the district has distributed a resource guide to all school principals to foster productive conversations about the issues.

“This is a crucial moment in our country and I want to make sure our students have an opportunity to express themselves and engage thoughtfully in this national dialogue,” Jackson said during the Feb. 28 Board of Education meeting.

[link:https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/13/cps-ceo-no-discipline-students-participating-protest-wednesday|

[BigmanPigman]

3. That's good to know!

The San Diego Unified School District said the same but when it came time to actually walking out none of the school board members came outside and joined the adults who went to the Ed Center to show support for the students and gun control, even when we went inside and asked them to join us.