Images: Suburban students protest gun violence
Updated 3/15/2018 3:20 PM
Thousands of suburban high school students walked out of school Wednesday morning to protest gun violence in schools.



South Elgin High School students joined a national walkout Wednesday to protest congressional inaction on gun control in response to the Feb. 14 shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 teens and staffers dead.
Rick West | Staff Photographer



Sophomore Hannah Kolbusz, 16, tears up while listening to a speech as South Elgin High School students joined a national walkout Wednesday. Students were protesting congressional inaction on gun control in response to the Feb. 14 shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 teens and staffers dead.
Rick West | Staff Photographer


South Elgin High School students joined a national walkout Wednesday to protest congressional inaction on gun control in response to the Feb. 14 shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 teens and staffers dead. The walkout lasted about 45 minutes and included several student speakers.
Rick West | Staff Photographer

Kiernan Kelly, Palak Walia and Ariel Zavala, students at Neuqua Valley High School, broke from a group of hundreds of their classmates gathering in front of the school's flagpole, to speak to members of the media, who were not allowed on the school's property. The students participated in a 45-minute morning walkout to stand in solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman Davis High School in Parkland, Florida, and to draw attention to the issue of gun violence.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer


Students stand in a moment of silence after walking out of Libertyville High School Wednesday joining the national student protest against gun violence. The event marked the one month anniversary of the school shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

Senior Margo Lawless, in the maroon coat, is moved as the names of the Parkland victims are read after students walked out of Libertyville High School Wednesday joining the national student protest against gun violence. The event marked the one month anniversary of the school shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

Seniors Lais Boa, right, and Kacey Lindsey comfort each other as students walked out of Libertyville High School Wednesday joining the national student protest against gun violence. The event marked the one month anniversary of the school shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer


Senior Hayden Marth, right, chants with other students after they walked out of Libertyville High School Wednesday joining the national student protest against gun violence. The event marked the one month anniversary of the school shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer



South Elgin High School students joined a national walkout Wednesday to protest congressional inaction on gun control in response to the Feb. 14 shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 teens and staffers dead.
Rick West | Staff Photographer


Senior Promise Ogunleye, 17, joins South Elgin High School students in a moment of silence as they joined a national walkout Wednesday to protest congressional inaction on gun control in response to the Feb. 14 shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 teens and staffers dead.
Rick West | Staff Photographer

A tear rolls down the cheek of South Elgin High School junior Alexandra Pizano, 17, during a speech by a fellow student during Wednesday's walkout.
Rick West | Staff Photographer


Neuqua Valley High School students participate in a 45-minute morning walkout to stand in solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman Davis High School in Parkland, Florida, and to draw attention to the issue of gun violence. About four to five hundred students met by the flagpole in front of the school. Media were not allowed on the school property to photograph the event.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer

Senior Sara Torres, 17, holds a sign as she and fellow South Elgin High School students joined a national walkout Wednesday to protest congressional inaction on gun control in response to the Feb. 14 shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 teens and staffers dead.
Rick West | Staff Photographer








Neuqua Valley High School students participate in a 45-minute morning walkout to stand in solidarity with the students of Marjory Stoneman Davis High School in Parkland, Florida, and to draw attention to the issue of gun violence. About four to five hundred students met by the flagpole in front of the school. Media were not allowed on the school property to photograph the event.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer








Round Lake High School students participated in Wednesday's walkout against gun violence.
Courtesy of Round Lake District 116

Round Lake High School students participated in Wednesday's walkout against gun violence.
Courtesy of Round Lake District 116
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