Tuesday, 20 February 2018

Tallahassee-area schools to excuse absences for students protesting at state Capitol

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (WSVN) - Schools in Leon County in Northern Florida have announced that they will excuse students who decide to go to the State Capitol to protest current gun laws.
Several students who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School plan to visit the state capitol in Tallahassee this week to demand immediate action.
As a result, Leon County announced in a tweet that they will be excusing the absences of any students that decide to go an protest.
According to the Associated Press, organizers behind the Women’s March, an anti-Trump and female empowerment protest are also calling for a 17-minute nationwide walkout by teachers and students on March 14.
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