Western NC students walk out to protest mass shootings
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February 21, 2018
COLUMBUS, N.C. (AP) — Students who walked out of classes in western North Carolina to protest mass shootings at U.S. schools say teenagers are tired of being ignored on the issue.
The Times-News of Hendersonville reports about 50 students left Polk High School on Tuesday and walked to the school entrance sign where they were greeted by an equal number of supporters.
"We're not just angered teenagers; we are infuriated and saddened human beings who are sick of being ignored," said senior Luke Collins, the student body secretary-treasurer. "We are sick of living in fear."
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