About 60 BHS students walk out of class
About 60 students stage a silent protest Wednesday at Bayfield High School. Students walked out of class for 17 minutes to honor the 17 students and staff killed in Florida on Feb. 14.
A sign in a BHS window supports students during their walkout.
About 60 Bayfield High School students silently sat in front of the school for 17 minutes on Wednesday to protest school violence.
They were honoring the 17 students and staff killed on Feb. 14 in Florida, the most recent large-scale school shooting in the U.S.
"We hope this will make a statement," Savannah Kaufmann told other students at the end of the remembrance.
Students said they participated to make their voices heard.
"Something needs to be done," said Melissa Roberts, who sat at a table outside the school, holding hands in a circle with three other friends. "Students need to be heard."
