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The best signs from the National School Walkout

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By Nicole Gallucci and Martha Tesema on March 14, 2018

The best signs from the National School Walkout

Students from Montgomery Blair High School in Maryland take part in the National School Walkout. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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.

At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, kids left their classrooms behind and gathered in school yards, on playgrounds, in parking lots, and marched through streets across the country to participate in the powerful movement.

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Some stood in silence for 17 minutes to honor the victims of the Florida tragedy, while others shouted chants for gun reform. All across the country students displayed powerful handmade signs.

Some listed the names of lives lost in school shootings, while others utilized memes. Each and every sign was held with purpose and portrayed a uniting message across: enough is enough.

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Students at Philadelphia High School of Creative And Performing Arts participate in the nation-wide walkout. Credit: Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images

Topics Activism Gun Control Social Good

Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.