Just 2 weeks after the Parkland shooting, Seattle students are taking it upon themselves to take action.

With multiple protests planned, both silence and peaceful, students feel that adults aren’t taking gun violence in schools seriously. On March 14 there will be two protests at Blanchet, one across the nation, and two in Seattle. At 10 am, across the country, there will be a 17 minute silent protest to remember the 17 dead in Parkland. At 11:30 students will walk to UW to show support for Parkland and follow the slogan “If adults won’t make change, we make noise”.

Grady Short, a student organizer from Mercer Island High School explained why he and others are peacefully protesting on March 14.

“Students will be honoring the memories of the Parkland shooting victims, discussing gun safety in schools, and talking about gun control and mental health policy,” Short said. “There are three main goals that we have in mind. The first is to honor the victims of the tragic school shooting in Parkland. Second, to educate students about gun safety and mental health issues — specifically, how shootings like the one in Parkland can be prevented. Finally, to give our fellow students an outlet to make their voices heard and help bring about political change.”

Senior Katie Silverberg is another one of the organizers at Blanchet. She decided to protest to show teenagers are the voices of tomorrow and they will not be silent.

“The goal is not only of our actions individually, but on a national scale is to bring attention to the issue,” Silverberg said. “We want to bring up the issue of gun violence and avenge the lives lost”.

Washington state has already signed a bill saying the state will not arm teachers, but the idea is still out there. Students are afraid to come to school because of the recent events surrounding gun violence.