Students at Lawrence High, Free State High and other area schools walked out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence High School seniors Grayson Rodriquez, center left, and Mariah Kaufman, center right, hug at the conclusion of a student walkout protesting gun violence, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at LHS.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Students at Lawrence High walk out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Parents and community members gather around Lawrence High School, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, to show support for students who walked out of class as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Students at Lawrence High walk out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Students at Lawrence High walk out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Students at Lawrence High walk out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Students at Lawrence High walk out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Parents and community members gather around Lawrence High School, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, to show support for students who walked out of class as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Students at Lawrence High walk out of class Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a national protest against gun violence.

photo by: Ashley Hocking

Free State High School students embrace one another as they student participate in the 17-minute walkout to honor the 17 victims of last month's school shooting in Parkland, Fla. and protest gun violence. Today marks one month since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

photo by: Ashley Hocking

Free State High School student Jori Rudisell participates in the 17-minute walkout to honor the victims of last month's school shooting in Parkland, Fla and protest gun violence. Today marks one month since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Rudisell was one of the students that organized the walkout at Free State High School.

photo by: Ashley Hocking

Kylee Wright, an English teacher at Free State High School, participates in the 17-minute walkout at Free State High School to honor the 17 victims of last month's school shooting in Parkland, Fla. and protest gun violence. Today marks one month since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

photo by: Contributed photo

Dozens of Southwest Middle School students participate in a national walkout against gun violence, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

photo by: Contributed photo by Jessica Mooneyham

A group of parents gathers outside of Langston Hughes Elementary School, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, for 17 minutes of silent tribute to the victims of a Feb. 14 school shooting in Florida.

photo by: Contributed photo by Eliza F. Darmon

Students at West Middle School participate in a national walkout protesting gun violence, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

photo by: Contributed photo from Sherana Curley-Becenti

Fifth-grade students at New York Elementary School participate in a walkout against gun violence, Wednesday, March 14, 2018.