Florida School Shooting

About 150 supporters of the second amendment braved the bitter cold to rally in downtown Billings this weekend on the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn. The rally comes two weeks after millions of gun control advocates rallied nationwide in response to the Valentines Day massacre in Parkland Florida...

Q2 reports that the Billings “March for Our Lives” rally drew an estimated four to five hundred people on Saturday at 10 a.m., signs in hand, to voice their frustration with current gun laws and school safety measures, in front of the Yellowstone County Courthouse, complete with a live band...

Q2 reports that students will rally in Billings this Saturday in response to the 17 victims killed in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day, as part of the “March for Our Lives” movement. It is expected that more than 800 similar events will take place nationwide on March 24th...

Q2 reports that it’s unlikely Billings Public School will arm teachers amid a national discussion to protect students, but instead will continue adding student resource officers to patrol schools. SD2 Superintendent Terry Bouck told the Board of Trustees that a company would help train teachers, but said he likes going with SROs...

The Gazette reports that Billings Public Schools will add an armed school resource officer next school year, in addition to other safety upgrades. Superintendent Terry Bouck announced changes at the School District 2 trustees meeting Monday...

Now that school district 2 has established new protocol for student protests, how will they stop future violations of class attendance? Will it only depend on the cause and if it reflects their political mind set? Will the kids be able to walk out on 4/20, the nationally recognized holiday for pot use...

Q2 reports that School District 2 officials say they will support students’ right of freedom of expression today during a planned walkout at 10 a.m. Students will stand outside in designated areas for 17 minutes, commemorating the 17 people murdered in the Parkland, Florida Massacre on Valentine’s Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...

School District 2 has released information on how officials plan to handle local participation in a nationwide student walkout planned to protest school gun violence next week. The walkout is scheduled for 10 a.m. on March 14, one month after 17 people were killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida...

Student organizers of a Montana march against gun violence are planning to relocate their March For Our Lives event after discovering that an event called March For Our Guns was scheduled for the same time in the state capitol. Students have reignited the national gun debate by calling for action in the two weeks since the shooting...

We have been seeing on Social Media and even on the news lately that several High School students will walk out of school on March 14th, one month after the school shooting in Florida.