Student Response to the Walkout

"I think it's good that a lot of people participated in the walkout because it shows how Scarsdale has unity against serious issues, such as gun control" - Annabel Jacobs '20.

“I think it’s tough when it gets political, which is why so many people left for the second part, but I was still happy that, for at least the first part, people were here just to support and show their love and emotion for everybody. I think that’s awesome...I really liked the way it was structured. For the first 17 minutes, it wasn’t political. It was purely just immortalizing the lives lost...

"I think [gun violence] is a really important issue, and it's happened so many times so we need to make a change" - Anika Dhuri '20.

"During all of the speeches commemorating the people that passed away from the school shootings, I realized how people, just like us, lost their lives saving their peers- this hit me especially deep. I decided to attend the walkout, because I wanted to devote some time to those who lost their lives and also in some way support their family and friends," -Sara Bali '20

“We need to make sure that our voices are heard, and I think that it’s really great that kids all around America are doing this, and that it’s 17 minutes to mourn everybody.” - Natalie Gee '19

“I came because we are all protesting going to school because if they are not going to make stricter gun laws, and they’re not going to make our schools safe when we have to go every single day, then why should we stay? And that’s why we’re walking out: to protest until they make schools safer and make stricter gun laws... I definitely feel more involved. Many of us were struggling with how...

“I thought it was a good way to show solidarity with the victims of the Parkland shooting and just take part in student activism at the school."- Jack Silvers ’20

“Even though we’re just students and we can’t vote yet, we can still find ways to voice our opinions." -Danielle Degani ’21