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Stoneman Douglas Teacher 'Hopeful,' 'Rejuvenated,' 'Inspired' After Weekend March

In Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Ivy Schamis marched with student survivors of last month's school shooting in Florida.
People gather on Pennsylvania Ave., during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control, Saturday, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

In Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school teacher Ivy Schamis marched with student survivors of last month’s school shooting in Florida, and says it was an “unbelievable” experience.

Schamis (@Schamis) joins Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd to discuss the march and what’s ahead for the student activists.

Interview Highlights

On how she feels following the “March For Our Lives”

“I still feel sad. I’m sad about the whole event, but I am … I

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