National school walkout

Students in the region take part in the national school walkout to protest gun violence ,Friday, April 20, 2018. Protests were planned across the country Friday, on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting.

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Fri., April 20, 2018

Freeman High School students march from their school to the football field to participate in a nation-wide walkout to protest gun violence, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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Freeman High School students march to Kent Smith Field to participate in a nation-wide walkout to protest gun violence, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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Freeman School District Superintendent Randy Russell embraces Konner Freudenthal. left, and Dylan Pavlischak, as Jackson Clark looks on, after students marched from the school to the football field to participate in a nation-wide walkout to protest gun violence, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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Central Valley student organizer Shaundra Russell speaks at a National School Walkout rally at Terrace View Park in Spokane Valley. Central Valley high school and University High school students walked out of class at 10 a.m. this morning to protest gun violence in schools.

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Second amendment supporters hold signs at Terrence View Park in Spokane Valley, Wash.

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Students walkout of University High School and head to Terrace View Park for a anti school gun violence rally.

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"We will not go down without a fight," said Central Valley student Bella Roullier during her anti school gun violence speech during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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Students listen to anti-gun violence speeches during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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Gun rights counter protesters for Central Valley High school let their voices be heard during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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National School Walkout organizers from Central Valley High School, left to right, Marissa Kenney, Shaundra Russell, Dharma Hoy, and Kyleigh Spellman respond to cheers from the crowd during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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"I just want to feel safe at school, " said University High School student Emily Brown, 15, a during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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Students write letters of support to Parkland and Freeman High School families who suffered recent school shootings during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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Students from Central Valley and University High Schools show their unity against school gun violence during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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Students from Central Valley and University High Schools show their unity against school gun violence during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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"Guns don't pull triggers," said gun rights counter protester Zandra Degenstein, 15, during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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Students sign a "I say enough because..." poster during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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National School Walkout organizer, Central Valley High School student Shaundra Russell, speaks from atop a picnic table during a National School Walkout rally in Terrace View Park in the Spokane Valley, Friday, April 20, 2018. Students from both Central Valley and University High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. to protest school gun violence.

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Students listen to speakers at The Gathering Place in downtown Spokane as they participate in a nation-wide walkout to protest gun violence, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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Students listen to speakers at The Gathering Place as they participate in a nation-wide walkout to protest gun violence, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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Hundreds listen to speakers at The Gathering Place as they participate in a nation-wide walkout to protest gun violence, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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Students raise their fists to show support at The Gathering Place as they participate in a nation-wide walkout to protest gun violence, Friday, April 20, 2018.

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