Students at Elmwood Park High School stepped out of classrooms late Tuesday morning and demonstrated in front of the school building, critical of school administrators amid safety concerns after a student was charged with having a loaded gun at school.
More than a hundred students protest outside of Elmwood Park High School during a walkout on March 14, 202, in Elmwood Park. Students walked out due to safety concerns following a recent incident where it was alleged a student brought a gun to school.
The students held up signs as they demonstrated that called on the district to do more to keep them safe.Tuesday’s student walkout came a week after a student was reportedly seen with a loaded gun inside the school building. After a brief encounter with school officials, the 17-year-old — who is not identified because he is a juvenile — reportedly left the school building.
More than a hundred students protest outside of Elmwood Park High School during a walkout on March 14, 202, in Elmwood Park. Students walked out due to safety concerns following a recent incident where it was alleged a student brought a gun to school.According to students and angry posts on social media, school administrators did not lock the school down once officials learned of the boy reportedly having the gun.
“We received a report of a potential threat during the EPHS student organized walk out that was planned for 10am this morning. Out of an abundance of caution we will move to an e-learning day today at EPHS,” Superintendent Leah Gauthier wrote in a message distributed to district families just before 7 a.m. March 10.
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