The conditions were ripe for widespread participation by New York City students in the national school walkout to protest gun violence: the biggest enrollment of any district in the country, support and guidance from the mayor and schools chief, and a clear winter morning.
So when students began walking out of their schools at 10 a.m. Wednesday, social media immediately buzzed with posts about their activism.
The posts underscored the deep diversity of participation in the city. Protests spanned all five boroughs and all kinds of schools. Elementary and middle schools participated, as did students at high schools. Super-selective schools had organized protests, but so did some of the city’s most struggling schools. And charter schools and district-run schools alike contributed to the mass demonstration.
We’ve rounded up snapshots of some of the many protests. Be sure to watch the videos to capture the full feeling from this morning’s rallies — and please let us know what we’ve missed.
BROOKLYN
Achievement Prep University High School, a charter school in Brooklyn:
AF University Prep High School, Bushwick, Brooklyn. #Enough #NationalSchoolWalkout #17minutesfor17lives #brooklyninthestreets pic.twitter.com/jN8UIxCWp6
— Robin Kimball (@RobinKimball) March 14, 2018
Midwood High School in Brooklyn:
Midwood High School Brooklyn #Enough #ParklandStudentsSpeak #hope pic.twitter.com/9zbDZczFhN
— Tammy Lewis (@TammyL_Lewis) March 14, 2018
Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, where Mayor Bill de Blasio joined students:
Today my school Edward R Murrow attended in the walk out, we stood for what we feel, we fought for what is right. In this country the number of students who fight for their safety will ALWAYS outnumber the MONEY THE NRA COLLECTS! Hold hands not guns. 🙏🏻❤️ pic.twitter.com/WzLDO1xAPE
— ❄️ Rachel ❄️ (@RachelKaralnik) March 14, 2018
PS 321 in Brooklyn:
At #PS321 in #Brooklyn, students tie orange ribbons on the school fence to spell out “NO PLACE FOR HATE.” #NationalWalkoutDay pic.twitter.com/qg1xjiP2dP
— Laurie Mansfield Reiter (@LaurieMansfield) March 14, 2018
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School:
Students at our Windsor Terrace BK campus using their voices to advocate for #guncontrol on #NationalWalkoutDay @nytimes @ChalkbeatNY @megwagner @politicony pic.twitter.com/PpKo77swYL
— Brooklyn Prospect (@brklynprospect) March 14, 2018
The Harry Van Arsdale campus:
Harry van Arsdale jr High School in Williamsburg, Brooklyn walking out now #Enough! pic.twitter.com/l0Y42oLXNR
— Shay Horse (@HuntedHorse) March 14, 2018
The John Jay high school campus:
“#MOOD Repost from @dustyrebel Students from John Jay High School in Brooklyn joined thousands of students across the country in a walkout in protest of gun violence. The seventeen minute protest took place one month after the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida
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#NationalSchoolWalkout #Enough #parkland #neveragain #guncontrol #parkslope”
Brooklyn Technical High School, the specialized school with nearly 6,000 students:
PS 29:
QUEENS
Long Island City High School in Queens:
https://twitter.com/Midwest727/status/973940178585874434
Benjamin Cardozo High School in Queens, via Queens Borough President Melinda Katz:
Cardozo High School in Bayside #Enough #NationalSchoolWalkout #Queens #walkout #NYC pic.twitter.com/BIab9ty0na
— Melinda Katz (@MelindaKatz) March 14, 2018
Bard High School Early College Queens:
“Enough is enough!”
Students at Bard High School in Queens performed a die in as part of their protest against gun violence. pic.twitter.com/qpvzDylEuF
— Rise and Resist (@riseandresistny) March 14, 2018
THE BRONX
Alfred E Smith High School in the Bronx:
Hundreds of #students walkout of Alfred E Smith High School on 151st in t The #Bronx for #NationalWalkoutDay in honor of 17 victims of the #Florida shooting & for changes in #gun legislation.
When asked why are they walking out, one student told us, "We just want to live". pic.twitter.com/eJSgAHXgxd
— Welcome2theBronx™ (@Welcome2theBX) March 14, 2018
Mott Hall Bronx High School:
Mott Hall Bronx High School. Moment of silence for the 17 students. #NationalSchoolWalkout pic.twitter.com/63gRE8aP7b
— Henry Dickmeyer (@HDickmeyer) March 14, 2018
Young Women’s Leadership Academy in the Bronx:
Students at the Young Women's Leadership School in the Bronx walk out in support of gun control, holding photos of those killed in the Parkland, Florida school shooting pic.twitter.com/bKbf5zWVO0
— Rajvi Desai (@rajviedesai) March 14, 2018
MANHATTAN
NEST+m, the citywide gifted school in Manhattan:
Walking out @nest+m pic.twitter.com/kF2fjNGDvG
— Jenni Ferrari-Adler (@JenFerrariAdler) March 14, 2018
Manhattan Center for Science and Math in East Harlem:
https://twitter.com/make_it_wayne99/status/973924065479192576
Success Academy Union Square Charter School:
NYC. Elementary School Students from Success Academy Union Square pic.twitter.com/pNpdx9VxFZ
— daniela (@d44) March 14, 2018
LaGuardia High School for Music and Art & the Performing Arts:
LaGuardia High School students sit in silent protest in NY #NationalWalkoutDay pic.twitter.com/Gbx8SVBwyI
— Jason Stern (@IbnLarry) March 14, 2018
Talent Unlimited High School
We took this walk to different places #enough WE WENT TILL 12:15. pic.twitter.com/ApowJhft0u
— QUEEN_Pride (@Pride_And_Luv17) March 14, 2018
The Uncommon Schools network of charter schools:
Uncommon Home Office staff joined the National Student Walkout in NYC’s Union Square, joining students to say #Enough. pic.twitter.com/uLnQ8mI6m5
— Uncommon Schools (@UncommonSchools) March 14, 2018
KIPP NYC High School:
Walkout today @KIPPNYC #enough @POTUS @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/wlycZZIUKn
— Sam Sandoval (@Sora123Ss) March 14, 2018
Harlem Central Success Academy:
@Emma4Change #SuccessAcademy #HarlemCentral❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/KGPYMb9qwl
— Kimmarie Lynch (@KimmarieLynch) March 14, 2018
i was asked to change the copy for refinery, but here’s mine + the rest of the design teams work being used by the kids at the Success Academy in Harlem this morning :’)))))))) pic.twitter.com/9P36fyTTdn
— stephanie ☺︎ (@st3phascope) March 14, 2018
Democracy Prep Endurance High School, a charter school:
@DPEnduranceHS #MakingADifference #TakingAStand #WalkoutWednesday #NeverAgain @DemocracyPrep #SoProud #Advocacy pic.twitter.com/9JJnfGhnJs
— Mike Martinez (@PhysEdFreak) March 14, 2018
STATEN ISLAND
John Lavelle Preparatory Academy on Staten Island:
Susan Wagner High School:
Some more photos from the #NationalWalkoutDay at @Wagnerhigh Staten Island, NY. Almost 3000 students marched out to the front of the building. It was orderly, respectful, & after 17 minutes, they all went back to class. A real live civics lesson. #March4OurLives #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/Rj0BiZ34ke
— Chet Cutick (@chetcutick) March 14, 2018