of you feel the same way. It’s
regretful
that
this
problem
continues to worsen and that
we’ve allowed that to continue.”
The event hosted at Pioneer
High School involved a panel
of student activists spanning
different parts of Washtenaw
County. Pioneer had the most
student
representatives,
but
students
from
Lincoln
and
Skyline
High
Schools
were
present
as
well.
All
were
members of the Washtenaw
Youth Initiative, a student-based
organization aiming to create
gun law reform. Throughout
the town hall, the students
tackled topics such as the Second
Amendment, voter apathy and
what policies they want to
change.
Pioneer junior Sarah Lewis
described her alarm after hearing
the news of the Parkland, Fla.
shooting at Marjory Stoneman
Douglas
High
School.
She
immediately thought of friends
she had in the south Florida
area, and said she saw posts on
Instagram honoring the Parkland
victims even before the names
had been officially announced.
She urged the audience to think
about the effect gun violence has
on them, even if they haven’t been
personally involved in a shooting.
“I have friends who are
hurting, and I am hurting along
with them,” Lewis said. “I don’t
say this for condolences because
I never personally knew the
victims myself. I say it to remind
you all that this is not so far away.
There aren’t so many degrees
of separation. This could have
easily been our reality.”
University
of
Michigan
students and faculty members
have
had
similar
reactions
of shock and alarm to the
Parkland shooting, prompting
them to think even more about
shooter
preparedness
and
prevention. Campus members
have
previously
called
for
improvements to the emergency
alert program and harsher gun
control legislation.
Skyline senior Liam Keating
echoed
the
University’s
sentiments for reform. He said
Washtenaw Youth Initiative’s
two largest policy proposals are
banning assault-style weapons
and
raising
the
minimum
age for gun purchases to 21.
He
emphasized
his
belief
these
demands
should
be
comparatively
bipartisan
in
the grand scheme of the gun
control debate.
“These are supported by
huge
majorities,”
Keating
said. “So I want you to
understand that this is a pretty
moderate
position.
We’re
not trying to push the nation
where it doesn’t want to go.
Considering these majorities
and
considering
that
our
nation is a democracy, it seems
unthinkable that these policies
aren’t in place.”
Pioneer junior Clara Núñez-
Regueiro
credited
activist
movements from the past
for the widespread support
and passion surrounding the
current student gun control
movement. She specifically
noted the 1960s civil rights
movement, Chicano student
walkouts, die-ins during the
AIDS crisis and the Black
Lives Matter movement and
their struggles and abilities to
establish a base of activism to
build upon.
“We’re really here due
to the efforts of all these
people,”
Núñez-Regueiro
said. “As students, parents and
educators, it means a lot that
you’re here to continue that
legacy.”
As
of
last
year,
the
University’s
Counseling
and
Psychological
Services
reported
the
University’s
student-to-counselor ratio sits
at about 1,200-to-1. Lincoln
senior
Max
McNally
sees
similar disparities reflected in
his high school and brought
mental health issues into the
gun
control
conversation,
mentioning the extremely low
social worker-to-student ratio
at Lincoln.
“My school has about 1,200
students and we have three
social workers in the school,”
McNally said. “That’s not okay
for that school or for any school
in general. We’ve seen too
many suicides in recent years
and there’s no clear, equitable
access to services to tackle
mental health issues.”
Pioneer junior Seraphina
Botero said she attended the
event because of her passion for
the movement and her belief in
the panelists’ platform. She said
she thought the community
aspect of the event was vital
to the movement, especially in
discounting
misconceptions
other people may have.
“I think it’s important
because I knew that there
were some misconceptions
that kids in the Washtenaw
Youth
Initiative
were
being
controlled
by
the
administration or the face
of a campaign that is piloted
by adults,” Botero said. “But
by actually having a formal
dialogue
with
members
of the community, we’re
enabling us to open up and
not only accept help, but
answer questions.”
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