In the wake of the Sept. 4 Apalachee High School shooting in Barrow County that killed four people and wounded nine, more than 1,600 Midtown High School students walked out of class to protest gun violence on Friday, Sept. 20.
The student-led protest was organized by the March for Our Lives club, which is part of a national organization that planned walk outs across the state of Georgia. Across the metro, around 30 schools participated.
An email sent to Midtown High School parents earlier this week said classes would be shortened to accommodate for the walk out, and the counseling team would be on hand to support students…