COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Students at Mesa Ridge High School are planning a protest against gun violence at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, about an hour before school lets out.
A student tells KRDO13 the protest is in response to recent school gun violence across the nation, the state, and a recent incident on their own campus.
On Sept. 12, while other schools across the state staged their own protests and walkouts, Mesa Ridge was placed on a security hold. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) said it had reports of multiple students on campus with weapons…