Hundreds and perhaps thousands of public and private school students from throughout Bucks County plan to participate in Wednesday morning’s national walkout.
The event, starting at 10 a.m. and lasting 17 minutes, is being staged in support of stronger gun laws and other safety measures in the aftermath of the Feb. 14 shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The duration is in honor of the 17 students and staffers killed in Parkland.
At most county schools, administrators and teachers are supporting the action and are working with students to stage the event in a way that allows for free expression but also ensures safety.
Walkouts at Council Rock’s two high schools, Council Rock North in Newtown Township and Council Rock South in Northampton, will be confined indoors for safety reasons, district spokeswoman Susan O’Grady said.
“Student activity will be proactively organized and fully supervised by CRSD administrators, teachers and safety personnel,” she said.
But one student said she and others aren’t going along with staying inside the schools.
“A couple days ago, the superintendent (Robert Fraser) sent out an email that said there will be designated areas inside the school where the students can walk to,” said Council Rock South sophomore Krupa Mysore. “But the students do not agree and will be outside the school.”
O’Grady responded that district administrators will discuss in the coming days whether to discipline students who go outside.
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