This Is How NYC Students Plan a Walkout

Public and private school students around New York City are taking it upon themselves to organize their school’s walkout. And they're all doing it a little differently. 

Some will cut class for just 17 minutes to honor the 17 people killed in the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Some will hold a moment of silence; others will chant. Some students plan to talk about each of the Parkland victims, and others plan to attend a two-hour long rally after the walkout.

Listen to Nuzhat Wahid, Christopher Stauffer, Kera Franceschini, Ali Boivab, Leah Yoes, Noah Rosenfeld and Griffin Frey. 

(Sarah Gonzalez/WNYC)

The Department of Education says middle and high school students who cut class for 17 minutes won’t be disciplined as long as they have their parent’s permission.