Scottsdale middle-school students suspended after walkout

Hundreds of students from Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale walked out of class Thursday and stepped right into a national movement to convince lawmakers that something has to be done to stop school shootings, like the one in Florida last week./ 3TV/CBS 5

By Samie Gebers | The Republic

About 40 Scottsdale middle-school students were suspended for leaving campus after a walkout protesting gun violence on Tuesday.

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More than 100 Ingleside Middle School students participated in the walkout, but only those who left school property were disciplined with a one-day suspension, according to a school-district official.

Ingleside Principal Chris Thuman had warned students ahead of time in an email to parents. Still, some expressed surprise that students who

demonstrated off-campus were locked out and prohibited from returning to class.

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