In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in February, several student survivors have become leading voices in the movement for gun control. Their advocacy has had an unprecedented effect on the national conversation. Through grassroot…
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Pennsylvania schools are arming their teachers with very useful mini baseball bats
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In the midst of a national gun debate led by victims of the Parkland shooting, one Pennsylvania school district is taking a … rather questionable approach to protecting students from another in-school tragedy.
The Millcreek School District announced Wednesday that it will be arming its 500 teachers with miniature baseball bats to fend off potential school shooters.
It didn’t take long for Twitter users to criticize the decision.
“According to Hall, the 16-inch bats were distributed to each teacher, following an in-service training day on how to respond to school shootings.”
Dafuq are they supposed to do with a 16″ baseball bat? https://t.co/FeJ3SrkrFE— Leqsee (@Leqsee) April 11, 2018 Read more…
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students are returning to campus after the March For Our Lives and a week-long Spring Break, but they have yet to adjust to the new security measures put in place.
After a mass shooting on Feb. 14 killed 17 people…
The Parkland teens wield real power. Just ask Laura Ingraham and Frank Stallone.
Two minor right-wing celebrities, two half-assed apologies that feel more forced than sincere. They might have gotten away with it too, if not for those meddling kids and their pesky tweets.
In the weeks since a lone gunman murdered 17 at Marjory Sto…
Rick Santorum tries to correct his ‘CPR’ gaffe by digging an even deeper hole
Sentient mayonnaise blob Rick Santorum was back on CNN on Wednesday trying to walk back some controversial comments he made about the Parkland shooting survivor teens and still somehow wound up doubling down on his original comments.
Santorum f…
Video game inspired by Parkland teens raises awareness for March For Our Lives
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As students, parents, and concerned citizens across the United States prepare to march in protest of gun violence on March 24, they can also take part in a virtual and educational journey towards Washington.
To raise awareness for March For Our Lives — an upcoming march on Washington organized by survivors of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Flordia — art director Martins Zelcs and his friends created a video game called Game For Our Lives.
The online game allows players to become one of three avatars inspired by real Stoneman students— Emma, David, or Delaney — and march to Washington to change gun laws. Read more…
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Everything you need to know about the March for Our Lives
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On Saturday, March 24, students all over the world are taking to the streets to say #NeverAgain with the March for Our Lives.
The march is just one of many protests — including March 14th’s National School Walkout — that have developed in the aftermath of the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14. The mission in these marches is to raise awareness and demand legislation to prevent further shootings.
“This movement will take to the streets to demand we end the epidemic of mass shootings,” the march organizers state in the event’s bio on Twitter. Read more…
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Miley Cyrus encourages fans to support new charity single by Parkland survivors
In the weeks since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, survivors have organized to protest gun violence and have their voices heard in truly remarkable ways.
A week after losing 17 members of their school c…
The student walkout at Columbine High School carries a special meaning
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While students at schools across the country participated in a National School Walkout to protest gun violence in the wake of the deadly February 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida, the walkout at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado carried extra emotional weight.
The April 20, 1999, shooting at Columbine was devastating in its scope and marked a new stage in the way the media — and the country — reacted to school shootings. A total of 13 people were killed: 12 students and one teacher. It remains one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country’s history. Read more…
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The best signs from the National School Walkout
Students of all ages turned out by the thousands for the National School Walkout to protest gun violence and recognize the lives of the 17 people killed during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. last month.…
View More The best signs from the National School WalkoutLin-Manuel Miranda, James Corden, and other big names show their support during the National School Walkout
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On Wednesday, thousands of students across the country participated in the National School Walkout today in honor of the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting just one month ago.
These kids, of all ages, have devoted 17 minutes of silence to commemorating the lives lost, and while they have been joined by family and community members across the country, celebrities have also been cheering them on as they fight for change.
#walkout So proud to be a part of a school community that supports its students need to share their voices#Never pic.twitter.com/rTX5LMwrcb
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) March 14, 2018 Read more…
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Eminem takes a dig at the NRA during the iHeartRadio Music Awards
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Eminem is never one to turn down a moment to get political, and his Sunday night iHeartRadio Music Awards performance was no exception.
“This whole country is going nuts and the NRA is in our way / They’re responsible for this whole production / They hold the strings, they control the puppet,” he rapped at the top of his performance of “Nowhere Fast,” featuring Kehlani.
Parkland shooting survivor Alex Moscou, who was joined by Big Sean, introduced Eminem at the show. You can watch Moscou below, calling out politicians and promoting the March For Our Lives on March 24th.
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