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Local students plan to take part with other students across the country on walking out of school Today (Wednesday) to honor the 17 people killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last month. The walkout also is intended to press lawmakers to pass stricter gun laws.
Walkouts at schools across the country are planned for 10 a.m. Eastern.
WAKE COUNTY
Locally, dozens of middle- and high-school students in Wake County alone will host walkouts.
That includes one at Holly Springs High School.
Read more at ABC11.
APEX
On Tuesday night, students, parents and community leaders spoke about the walkout in addition to having a town-hall style meeting about what’s going on across the country.
The meeting took place at the Halle Cultural Arts Center in Apex and was organized in part by Blue Lights College.
Read more at ABC11.
ENOUGH National School Walkout was originally published on thelightnc.com
