By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

Approximately 75 to 100 Hays High School students walked out of school at 10 this morning to stage a silent protest against school violence.

The 10 a.m. protest corresponded with the time of a shooting Feb. 14 at a Florida high school in which 17 people were killed.

The students, some holding signs, sat quietly as HHS Principal Martin Straub and other staff looked on for 17 minutes, one minute for each person who was killed in the Florida attack.

Straub said the students will not be disciplined for the walk out.

Students from across the nation were set to walk out of schools today to protest school violence.

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