Luis Garcia, 16, died after he was shot outside of East High School. Peers have been rallying for change and are demanding answers on how to solve the gun violence problem in Denver schools. via DanielleKNews
DENVER — Student organizers at East High School took tough questions to a panel of community leaders Thursday regarding gun violence in schools following multiple recent shootings, including one that took the life of 16-year-old Luis Garcia.
"Words are great, but it's the work that makes the difference," EHS Principal Terita Walker said at one point. "It's not just East centric. It's every school. It's every community. So that really is a hard question. But we would love to see just some basic legislation on access to gun, especially for teens," said Clara Taub with Students Demand Action."They say they want to cause change and that they're going to do something different, but it was just pretty words," said Garcia.
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