THE SIZE OF THE STUDENT WALKOUTS IN ALBUQUERQUE WEDNESDAY VARIED QUITE A BIT. MONICA ARMENTA WITH APS TELLS US EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL PROBABLY HAD THE LARGEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING.
SHE SAYS THE DISTRICT KEPT AN EYE ON HOW THESE WALKOUTS UNFOLDED. SHE SAYS THEY POSITIONED STAFF AT SCHOOLS WHERE THEY KNEW THERE WAS A LARGE PRESENCE OF STUDENTS EXPECTED.
SHE SAYS THE WALKOUTS WERE PEACEFUL AND AFTER A 17 MINUTES AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE, THE STUDENTS RETURNED TO CLASS. THE WALKOUTS WERE TO PRESS FOR STRONGER GUN LAWS AND TO HONOR THE 17 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS KILLED ONE MONTH AGO IN FLORIDA.
