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March 14, 2018, 10:10 a.m.

Will school walkouts inspire lawmakers to act?

See the extension activity below to share your class's solutions to gun violence in schools @NewsHourExtra via Twitter using #StudentGunReformIdeas .
Discussion questions:
  1. Essential question : How should school address student walkouts?
  2. Do you think the walkouts will inspire President Trump and lawmakers to take action to end gun violence in schools? Explain your response.
  3. What measures need to be put in place to end the problem of school shootings?
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