Students Walking Out Of 14 Schools Friday To Protest Gun Violence

SHOREWOOD, WI — Students in 14 metro Milwaukee area schools are walking out of class today after multiple school threats were reported and two shootings took place in Wisconsin schools so far in December.

In a press release, March for our Lives — Milwaukee said the walkouts are being staged as a reaction to gun violence, particularly in schools.

"These school shootings are causing students to be scared in classrooms. With gun violence being a problem that has plagued this country for decades, students are demanding action to feel safer in their schools, places of worship and communities at large."

Tyrone Smith,a 17-year-old Waukesha South student who was shot and injured during a confrontation with Waukesha police in Waukesha South High School has been named and formally charged in court.

17-year-old Tyrone Smith has been charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety with a dangerous weapon; resisting an officer; disorderly conduct with a dangerous weapon and possessing a dangerous weapon at school.

A day later on Dec. 3, a 16-year-old Wisconsin boy was shot while attacking a school resource officer with a barbecue fork in Oshkosh. Authorities say Grant Fuhrman texted a friend weeks earlier that he was planning to grab the officer's gun and either shoot himself or the officer, prosecutors alleged.

He was charged as an adult with attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the Dec. 3 attack on Oshkosh West High School Resource Officer Mike Wissink. Wissink shot and wounded Fuhrman during the attack, which happened in Wissink's office.

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According to the local chapter, following walkouts earlier in the school day, students will speak about their experiences being afraid in school and demanding change to make schools safer.

The demonstration will be held at the Milwaukee County Courthouse from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., and will be hosted by the Milwaukee chapter of March for Our Lives.

"Students are walking out at 14 schools to demand their school provide mental healthcare and a supportive community. We also are pushing for universal background checks on gun sales, extreme risk protection orders and 48 hour waiting periods on gun sales to make schools safer," the organization said in a Facebook post.

Here are 14 local schools where walkouts are being staged.

• Carmen High School South
• Cudahy High School
• Escuela Verde
• Harold S Vincent High School
• Milwaukee High School Of The Arts
• Milwaukee School Of Languages
• Pius XI High School
• Ronald Reagan High School
• Rufus King High School
• Shorewood High School
• St. Anthony High School
• Wauwatosa East High School
• Wauwatosa West High School
• Whitefish Bay High School