“How many more?” Uvalde students hold walkout in protest of gun violence.
Students walk out of class to protest gun violence, on April 5, 2023, in Uvalde, Texas.Students of the Uvalde Independent Consolidated School District staged a walkout on Wednesday to protest gun violence, acknowledging the 19 elementary school children and two teachers who wereUvalde students said they took inspiration from students in Nashville, Tennessee, who conducted a massive walkout on Monday related to The Covenant School, which left three children and three faculty members dead.
"I hope what we're doing inspires other students to walk out of their schools to demand change as well," Evans added. "I mean look at the crowd. How many kids have been affected by gun violence and this is just the tip of the iceberg," Cazares told ABC News. Ana Rodriguez, whose 10-year-old daughter Maite Rodriguez was killed in the Robb shooting, was there in support of students.
Adam Martinez, parent of a Robb Elementary survivor and a UCISD junior high student, and founder of Uvalde-based community improvement group KARAMA, told ABC News that he has no faith in the district's ability to make decisions in the best interest of their students.
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