Brownsville motorcycle patrol officers escorted a group of 62 Guadalupe Regional Middle School students holding a silent march through downtown Brownsville in remembrance of the victims of school shootings.
Brownsville motorcycle patrol officers escorted a group of 62 Guadalupe Regional Middle School students holding a silent march through downtown Brownsville in remembrance of the victims of school shootings.
“Since there have been so many school shootings, we really need to think about the future of these kids,” said Principal Lupita Alvarado.
Students holding signs saying “March for Our Lives” and “Columbine” marched from their school down Ringgold St. through Linear Park, making a stop in front of the federal courthouse.
They then headed over to the Cameron County Courthouse as they made their way to Immaculate Conception Cathedral before making their way back to their school where they will hold a prayer service.
“This is one way to come together as a commitment to end gun violence,” Alvarado said.
She said all of the school shootings that continue to happen compelled her students to want to hold this silent walk and say no to guns.
“They felt moved and compelled,” she said.
The students at Guadalupe Regional Middle School join thousands of people across the country that have marched through cities to protest what they see as lax gun laws that contribute to the many school shootings that have devastated families and communities from sea to sea.
