https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:11:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810149 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:32:21 +0000 808love 2810149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the Walkout idea and what it represents but the topic didn't surface in the elementary school where I teach. I love getting kids rallied around real world stuff but it just didn't happen this week due to many factors. So instead, I posted that I noticed a 'lost' child who found a hidden superpower while in class and everyone cheered him on. I think the relationships that are built with a hurting/mentally ill individual can be very healing. We must not ignore the small bits of everyday action that we do are very powerful as well. Not just the big movements of mainstream protest. There is room for supporting both. We have many society ills and solutions. It is not either/or approach. It is a both/and. If we can encourage kids and be a model of a loving and caring community who gives grace and acceptance on a daily basis, we can all be stronger. Strength is shown in many ways, not just in numbers. We don't want to have strength of bullying and rejection. We want strength of heart and compassion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810138 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:30:27 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2810138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: I think they're two related issues. I think it's ridiculous to think just being nice is THE answer. But I don't think there is just one single answer so it doesn't hurt. I guess in a way it's a little different for me than many of you bc I live in a state with already pretty strict gun laws. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810113 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:42:48 +0000 MrsSCB 2810113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: I just see these as separate issues, though. As I said, I'm all for encouraging kids to be kind and friendly. But associating it with gun violence is not helpful. Gun violence needs to be addressed on its own. No matter how nice kids are, it's not going to stop as long as our laws remain the same. So I disagree that kids being nicer and "walking up" would address or change the issue at hand, which pertains to proliferation of and access to firearms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810108 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:24:04 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2810108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: I get where you're coming from but I think it's possible to say that teens might not be at *fault* for the breakdown of community, mental illness going unnoticed, bullying being perpetuated in school, etc. but they still have the power to address it and change it. Same could be said about gun laws, background checks, etc. I think adults in this country could use a walk up not out too, (even more than the kids tbh) but we seem to have lost our ability to have honest conversations without everyone getting offended and (figuratively) stomping off. People's egos are so damn inflated!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810105 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:16:45 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2810105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter's school had a walk up thing and I liked it. I thought for elementary school it was a good thing to do.</p> <p>I would let my kids decide for themselves. I honestly just didn't see this whole walk out thing as all that big of a deal one way or another. And my kid's school received threats and had extra security that whole week of the shooting in FL. (Actually the LEOs and private security started the day of the shooting coincidentally.) It's not that I don't care about school safety... I feel like I have to say that because it seems to have taken on a very "you're either with us or against us!" tone. (What's new?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810090 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:16:53 +0000 MrsSCB 2810090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The high school I went to had a lot of participation. One of the students posted about it on our alumni page, and I was very impressed. Even more so when I read that it was organized by the student government, young democrats and teenage republicans. The fact that they had bipartisan support puts them ahead of our own government...</p> <p>@erinbaderin: Totally agree! </p> <p>I saw a few people on Facebook posting the #walkupnotout stuff and it really bothers me. I am 100 percent in favor of encouraging kids to be kind and community building. But the problem with that movement is that it a) assumes that kids aren't already being nice b) assumes that a kid sitting quietly alone at lunch is lonely and/or apt to shoot kids over it. Some people like to be alone sometimes, and that's OK! and most importantly, c) places blame on kids for previous shootings. i.e. if only they had been "nicer" the shootings wouldn't have happened, which is absurd. This isn't happening because kids aren't "nice" enough. It's essentially victim-blaming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810089 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:15:41 +0000 Tanjowen 2810089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: I agree about being impressed by some of the kids speaking out on this issue. Our major morning radio show had 3 teens on from a county where they were told if they walked out they would be given ISS...they spoke several times leading up to the event on their position and what they hoped to change. The day of the walkout, they gave out local representatives cards to all those that walked out and encouraged them to write or call them regarding gun laws. Yes, probably many of the teens viewed it as a "get out of school free" card but I think just as many are passionate about having their voice heard.</p> <p>@crazydoglady: I agree, a great teaching moment missed by school administration. So many of the people in our town are all up in arms about them disrupting school time - but to me the entire point of it is that school is being disrupted by this very issue. Our school system has shut down so many times from threats or weapons brought to school that it is far more disruptive than 17 peaceful minutes put aside. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810083 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:06:55 +0000 alphagam84 2810083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My area supported the walk out and so many teens walked out of the schools. I would encourage my daughter when she's older to walk out regardless of the schools "consequences". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810082 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:05:54 +0000 Anagram 2810082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I agree you didn't say it was an either/or. I'm responding to the people on my FB feed who have posted the "walk up" stuff. They are all the same people who were against the Women's march (but strangely for the anti-abortion march the next weekend), they have posted stuff about gleefully running over protesters, when Black Lives Matter came out they started posting Blue Lives Matter stuff. So what I'm exposed to is a lot of either/or type of thinking, because I grew up in a very rural area of Texas and I still have family there and in other rural areas where this thinking is very common. My apologies if that background make me apply the same logic to your post.</p> <p>But in general, I'm not a big fan of the "walk up" posts, unless people post the caveat that this walking up in supposed to go WITH walking out, and not as a replacement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810081 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:01:42 +0000 merriment 2810081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: Yes! This exactly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810075 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:32:51 +0000 erinbaderin 2810075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The thing I don’t like about Walk Up Not Out is that it seems like it puts “blame” on the kids - if somebody had just reached out to this loner he wouldn’t have done it! I see them as different issues. I think there’s a place for it, but not all school shooters are isolated bullied loners and I’m wary about connecting the two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810058 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:17:16 +0000 Alba4 2810058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my district ( I teach MS) we supported the student walk out (we’re in NY). Students needed a signed permission slip to participate. We had over 400 students participate!!! So awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810037 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:06:03 +0000 FaithFertility 2810037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: My Admin is looking into a walk up type of social movement like different lunch schedules to mix up the groups!</p> <p>Meet new people...etc....</p> <p>I like both and pray for change! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810034 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:03:18 +0000 josina 2810034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I never said it was an either/or, and I actually said I was supportive if she had wanted to walk out. I agree with both, and I think the idea of the 'walk up' should be an ongoing thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810029 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:57:43 +0000 FaithFertility 2810029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Nice!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810028 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:57:36 +0000 Anagram 2810028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I have to disagree pretty vehemently about that. I don't think it's up to us adults to tell these students how they "should" protest. There's no reason students can't protest gun violence through a walkout, and then work on school bullying through "being nice to someone new"</p> <p>Personally, I feel like a lot of those shared FB articles about "walk up, not walk out" were a concerted efford to undermine the protests. It's sad that so many adults bought into it, but not surprising. It's not an either/or situation.</p> <p>I went to the Women's March. My participation there didn't mean that I wasn't *also* supporting legal immigrants who were being denied entry, and didn't mean that I wasn't donating to campaigns and getting involved in a myriad of other ways.</p> <p>It seemed like a smear campaign. If a group of students want to organize a "walk up"--cool. have them work with their school administration for a different day than the day of the walkout for gun violence. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810027 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:57:19 +0000 FaithFertility 2810027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I agree with the Walk Up not Out movement for mental health awarness! </p> <p>I think the Walk out needs to be focused on the safety issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810025 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:43:11 +0000 josina 2810025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My step-daughter was on spring break yet so it was a non-issue. If she had wanted to walk out, and understood what she was walking out for, I would support it. </p> <p>At the same time, I would appreciate more the idea of spending 17 minutes talking to someone new, or someone who is a loner, or 'different'. I think bullying and 'cliques' in schools is a huge issue, and one in which each student can make a difference right now.<br /> My SD is an athlete, and just tried out and made the school play, she's excited to get to meet a whole new group of people that she's never talked to, so I appreciate that sentiment more than anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810023 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:32:18 +0000 snowjewelz 2810023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our schools did, I think only HS did it. But instead of just a walk out, they walked out for 17 minutes and had like a structured memorial thing and it was really nice and made it on a lot of news channels. And it was sanctioned and collaborated with the school administration. I thought it was very nicely done; it was meaningful and didn't allow kids to just walk out to walk out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810022 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:19:28 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2810022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Schools in my county actually were featured on CNN for not supporting the walk out. As a parent, I would whole heartedly defend my child’s right to walk out and protest for change to the gun laws. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810021 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 08:18:27 +0000 crazydoglady 2810021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: Absolutely. This could have been a great teaching opportunity, but we were told that our stance was "no stance." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810017 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:48:15 +0000 FaithFertility 2810017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My district is on spring break, so they were unable to walk out, they did have one the day after Parklnd as we are 1 hr North, and have colleges at that school that the kids know :(</p> <p>I woukd 100% support them, I know some are doing it more for the reason of following and to "post" on social.media, but to me it might be there window into seeing the bigger picture, also maybe letting the few that feel alone that they are apart of something and can make a change!</p> <p>I teach 1st so they wouldn't understand, but if I taught a grade that was walking out I'd support them, 100%! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810016 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:42:53 +0000 Anagram 2810016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, basically every single school in the town where I lived had students who walked out--with parental support, and in some schools with administration and teacher support; in the public schools Admins stayed "neutral" but helped the kids make a good plan, and the local PD and city government were involved. Some schools marched to the city council building, where the mayor had a speech and a minister led a prayer, etc.</p> <p>My school is further out in the suburbs (and has more republican supporters, who tend to be anti-peaceful-protest for some reason) and I wasn't sure anyone would do anything, but I was pleasantly surprised to see about 80 students (we only have about 300 total) gather for a quiet moment of reflection. </p> <p>Most school districts around here asked parents to sign permission slips for their kids to walk out--probably as a CYA should something happen to a kiddo while they are outside. I think that's a nice middle ground and appropriate for Middle School. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810013 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:07:18 +0000 ValentineMommy 2810013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: Agree!</p> <p>The majority of schools in our area participated, and quite a few made the news. I 100% would support my children participating in this, if it was for the right reasons and not just to get out of class. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810012 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 06:20:55 +0000 erinbaderin 2810012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only hope I can raise my kids to be as smart, thoughtful, and eloquent as some of the kids I’ve seen talking about and participating in this. It disgusts me that 11 year olds are having to organize and think about these things but since it seems to be the reality it gives me hope for the future. I 100% would have supported my kids in participating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2810008 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 01:20:58 +0000 gingerbebe 2810008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well first of all, I would want my child to engage with me in a dialogue about their feelings and thoughts on the issue. I would want to know that they are informed and in support of a position based on their conscience and not just to mess around or because of peer pressure. If I felt that either of our sons had a strong and educated opinion about the matter, I would support their decision to engage in a peaceful civil protest. However, I would want them to also respectfully engage with their teachers and administrators about it too. I’d want them to inform their teachers of their intent to protest in advance and I would give my parental permission to do it if necessary, but I would also make sure my kids understood that sometimes standing up for what you believe in can cost you something - which might be points off for participation or missing a quiz if the school or teacher decided not to be supportive of the protest. I think it would be an extremely educational experience, but again, I would want to impress upon them the need to be civil, respectful, and well-informed and not to get riled up with passion alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2809992 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 22:20:42 +0000 Grace 2809992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crazydoglady: I’m not from the US, so maybe this is just something you guys don’t do, but in light of the fact that some kids would be disrespectful of the reasons behind the protest, wouldn’t it have made sense for the school to use it as a teaching oppourtunity? Be actively involved in the protest? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2809989 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 21:58:10 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2809989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our state governor came to speak at the local High School in support. I would absolutely support my kid participating if I had a teenager. I’m really hoping that this is finally the generation that can create change. I hate that one day my son will have to participate in active shooter drills, it’s horrifying that people care more about keeping their guns safe than their kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2809979 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:59:33 +0000 crazydoglady 2809979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a 7th grade teacher and 75% of my students participated in the walk-out. Our district policy was to neither discourage nor encourage participation but those who left their classrooms were led to the cafeteria for 17 minutes. Students were not penalized in anyway and we teachers were instructed to allow them to make up work missed. In theory, I have no problem with demonstrations, but I do have a problem with students using this as an excuse to get out of class, eat, run in the halls, etc. It was supposed to be 17 minutes of silence but I know it was anything but which is completely disrespectful of the actual movement and uses the loss of those lives as an excuse to ditch class. I'm not saying that all the students were sincere and I know some were, but many seemed to think it was a time for freeplay and had no idea what the walk-out signified. One of my students said, "I don't know why they are letting us out, but I'm going to go to get out of class!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-area-support-the-walkout-today-would-you-support-your-teen#post-2809977 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 20:08:13 +0000 Tanjowen 2809977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: :crying: </p> <p>Our schools were all shut down last week for similar threats that were phoned in. It's awful. </p>