As Graduates In Santa Fe And Parkland Look Ahead, A Look Back On Activism This Year
Student-led demonstrations calling for an end to gun violence gained traction after the shooting at a Parkland, Fla. high school. As the year ends, here's a look at how the movement has gone.
High school seniors who survived the deadly shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, just two weeks ago, graduated Friday.
On Sunday, the 2018 class at a Parkland, Fla. high school, where a gunman killed 17 people, will also receive their diplomas.
It was in the days after that Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that survivors-turned-advocates became a national force in calling for tighter gun regulation in the U.S.
And for students, it's also been a lesson in patience.
Just five weeks after that school shooting, students from Parkland —
