March for Our Lives - March 14

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Two of our seven grandchildren are teenagers and attend a wonderful high school where I worked for a decade. One is a freshman and one is a senior. They are both very interested in what is happening politically and socially in our country. Sometimes referred to as post-millennials, today's teenage generation is more politically active than the average member of their parent's generation. They are concerned about climate change, the high cost of college, too many guns on the streets and school shootings, among other issues. Tomorrow, across America, hundreds of thousands of teenagers are expected to walk out of classes in support of the students who were shot in Parkland, Florida. The high school which my grandchildren attend is in FULL SUPPORT of the March for our Lives and considers it an excellent opportunity to teach a lesson in civics to their students. The high school has changed its schedule for the day, in order to give the students the opportunity to March. They have implemented reasonable rules ... no outsiders can come onto campus for the March, and no students can leave the campus during the March. The March will be followed by time in their homerooms to give the students and their teachers and opportunity to talk about the experience. I'm so proud of my civic-minded grandkids and the school they attend!