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Violence Forces Reckoning in Hartford

Violence Forces Reckoning in Hartford

May 7, 2021 at 10:06 am Comments are Disabled

Photo courtesy of the Associated Press On Saturday, April 10, three-year-old Randell Jones and 16-year-old Ja’mari Preston were killed in separate incidents in Hartford, only blocks apart. Hartford police have begun to investigate the shootings, and speculation that the two are connected has sparked fear in the community that thisRead More

Student to Walk Out, Urging Change in Gun Laws

April 20, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Students and faculty from more than 2,000 schools across the United States will walk out in protest of gun violence today, Friday, April 20, the nineteenth anniversary of the Columbine shooting. Alice Volfson ’19 organized Choate’s own walkout, which will occur at 10:00 a.m. this morning. Volfson also planned Choate’sRead More

School Safety a Top Priority for Dr. Alex Curtis

April 6, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On February 26, 2018, Head of School Dr. Alex Curtis shared a letter with the school community explaining Choate’s solidarity with the Eight Schools Association (ESA) in support of the anti-gun violence movement. “It is hard to imagine any topic that would be more worthy today of our leaders’ focus.Read More

Gun violence has caused mixed feelings around campus.

Recent Gun Violence Divides Choate Campus

March 30, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

In the wake of the Parkland shooting, young people from across the nation have taken the national gun violence conversation into their own hands, specifically regarding school safety. On campus, many individuals, from freshmen to science teachers, have joined in on the conversation. Many in the student body agree thatRead More

Around 200 Lyman Hall students participated in a walkout organized by Student Council members.

Local Students Condemn Gun-violence Through walkout

March 30, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The tragic Stoneman Douglas shooting stunned the nation. In its wake, high schools across the United States have taken the opportunity to speak out against gun violence. Both students and faculty participated in a nationwide walkout, leaving classes for 17 minutes to remember the 17 people killed on February 14.Read More

Students who marched included Sam Kaplan '19, Shraya Poetti '19

Choate Students Stand For Change On Gun Legislation

March 30, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

More than 200,000 people marched through the streets of Washington, DC, last Saturday, March 24, in protest of gun violence, while activists held another 800 sister marches across the country. Collectively, the event, known as March for Our Lives, was one of the largest student-led demonstrations in American history. ItRead More

Two children visit a memorial for the victims of the Sutherland Spring shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

To Manage Gun Violence, Advocates Must Become Moderates

November 17, 2017 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On November 5, gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, clad in all black tactical gear and armed with a semi-automatic tactical rifle, entered the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and began firing on churchgoers, killing 25 people and an unborn child and wounding 20 others. The shooting was the fifthRead More