When a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida high school last week, youngsters around the globe watched the terrifying images and accounts unfold almost in real time. Amy Kohli, a junior at South Broward High School who watched the videos posted from inside Stoneman Douglas, said she believes they helped bring urgency and perspective. On Tuesday, 100 Stoneman Douglas students headed for Florida’s capital to urge lawmakers to prevent a repeat of the massacre. Also Tuesday, dozens of students at a high school in Boca Raton walked out of class. There’s kind of a numbness to it,” Middleton said, adding that social media can exacerbate that feeling for a lot of kids.

Source: National Post February 20, 2018 18:11 UTC