Thousands of students protest gun violence in nationwide walkout - Top O' The Bay from SFGATE

If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Top O' The Bay                   March 14, 2018         Thousands of students protest gun violence in nationwide walkout   In New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Parkland, Fla., and other cities across the East Coast, thousands of students poured out of schools Wednesday as the clock struck 10 a.m., leading off what promised to be the largest coordinated school-day protest in decades. The National School Walkout comes a month after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed by a former student. As the Parkland teenage survivors - who, since the day of the shooting, have advocated for government action to end school gun violence - walked out of class at 10 a.m., news helicopters flew overhead.           Read More                   Ann Coulter on California seceding: 'I think Trump would agree - and sell it back to Mexico'           Read More                   'Hit or miss showers' in the forecast Wednesday, thunderstorms possible           Read More                   Would the death of Toys R Us kill off this famous South Bay ghost story?           Read More           Sign up for more Newsletters!           Subways worldwide have suicide barriers. Could BART get them?           Read More                   #Vanlife 2.0: Bay Area residents who live in vans not to travel, but to contend with housing costs           Read More                   Rookie San Francisco cop who fatally shot carjacking suspect fired           Read More                   A combative Trump has busy day in California           Read More                   Monterey County high school teacher accidentally fires gun in class, students injured           Read More                   SF multi-time offender accused of setting homeless man on fire           Read More             Support journalism. Support democracy. Get daily insights into stories that resonate throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Click here for current San Francisco Chronicle subscription offers.           Connect     Facebook     Twitter     Pinterest     Google+   About   Privacy Policy   Terms of Use         901 Mission St San Francisco CA 94103 ©2018 Hearst Communications, Inc.