Students Walk-Out for Stoneman Douglas 17

On March 14, 2018 high school students around the country walked out of class in protest of gun violence. Many of the students stayed out for 17 minutes, one minute for every victim of the recent Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. These protests once again bring up the issue of how to handle gun control and keep schools around the globe safe.

Many gun events in the past have been related to the fundamental right to free speech. The people responsible for the shootings feel like they are not being heard and are having their rights infringed upon. And they may have a case.

According to a poll of 3,000 college students conducted by Gallup and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, "Students' confidence in freedom of speech and the press is declining. Sixty-four percent of respondents told pollsters that freedom of speech is secure in this country, down from 73 percent in a 2016 survey on the same topic. Sixty percent, down from 81 percent, say freedom of the press is secure."

Despite the decline in confidence 90 percent of college students say it is never acceptable to use violence to prevent someone from speaking.

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https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/03/17/593937655/the-big-student-walkout-devos-on-school-safety-the-first-amendment-on-campus