US EditionHundreds of Oakland students walk out of class, calling for an end to gun violence
Students protested after a campus shooting at Skyline High School, demanding action on gun violence and better communication; this was the third shooting in three years, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Skyline High School students walked out of class to protest gun violence, with hundreds marching to the Lincoln Square/Safeway parking lot.
- The walkout followed a Nov. 12 campus shooting that wounded a student and triggered a lockdown, and students also cited last week’s fatal shooting at Laney College that killed longtime coach John Beam.
- Students poured out at 11 a.m. and marched down Skyline Boulevard and Redwood Road to Lincoln Square/Safeway parking lot, where about 25 students squeezed onto a narrow westbound freeway walkway to chant at passing cars.
- Police say two teens were arrested and possessed `ghost guns` recovered on campus, and Skyline and Oakland officials scheduled a Thursday town hall with OUSD and Oakland Police.
- Organizer Blake Rogers said students demanded more mental-health counseling and transparency, while Rebecca Huang and OUSD announced additional counselors and restorative justice practitioners Thursday.
6 Articles
6 Articles
Skyline High students stage walkout protest against 'unsafe conditions'
Skyline High students stage walkout protest against ‘unsafe conditions’ Hundreds of students walked out of class and off campus at 11 a.m. today to protest a lack of safety on campus after a student was injured in a shooting last week.
Students at Skyline High in Oakland stage walkout over gun violence
(KRON) -- Students at Oakland's Skyline High School staged a walkout on Tuesday, following two incidents of on-campus gun violence last week. On Wednesday, a student was shot on the campus at Skyline following a dispute that saw two juveniles detained. ‘Blimp’ over San Francisco Tuesday confirmed as Pathfinder 1 airship On Thursday, Skyline students were on a field trip at the Laney College campus when athletic director and former football coach…
Skyline High students protest gun violence after shootings rock Oakland campuses
Students at Skyline High School walked out of class on Tuesday to protest gun violence on school campuses, following a shooting last week that left one of their classmates injured.
Oakland students hold walkout over on-campus shootings
Hundreds of Oakland students held a massive walkout Tuesday in response to shootings at both Skyline High School and Laney College last week. Skyline students walked out of class and marched off campus, demanding that more be done about the violence that’s taken place at school. “It’s just a lot of anger and sadness and confusion on my end,” Skyline junior Blake Rogers said. “The fact that we as a society let things get this bad. And it’s not ju…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
