Students across the United States walked out of classes at mid-morning Wednesday, March 14, to protest the lack of congressional action to combat gun violence in American schools.
Students Walk Out Against Gun Violence
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![New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with students protesting against gun violence in schools in New York City, March 14, 2018. (Photo: Yuan Ye / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/68F8C776-98F6-4615-9A91-5424DC8E701E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with students protesting against gun violence in schools in New York City, March 14, 2018. (Photo: Yuan Ye / VOA)
![Protester against gun violence in New York City, March 4, 2018. (Photo: Yuan Ye / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/B210B79C-FC4F-4C88-B5AD-9971EBAAE50B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protester against gun violence in New York City, March 4, 2018. (Photo: Yuan Ye / VOA)
![Students protesting against gun violence in schools in New York City, March 14, 2018. (Photo: Yuan Ye / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/82A2D4B7-D849-4D8A-B1C2-F833BB4E8774_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students protesting against gun violence in schools in New York City, March 14, 2018. (Photo: Yuan Ye / VOA)
![Hundreds of students walk out of Midwood High School as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence, March 14, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BBF7EFE0-DE89-4E25-8E57-BBF5294C453F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hundreds of students walk out of Midwood High School as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence, March 14, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.