School violence has become a major issue in American schools for the past couple years. The first major school shooting occurred in 1999 with the Columbine High School shooting taking place in Columbine, Colorado. Just recently on September 10, 2025 Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, Colorado was a victim of a shooting.
Students at the oldest school in Colorado Springs, Palmer High School, staged a protest outside City Hall downtown on September 17, 2025 to protest against school shootings. Over 200 students attended the protest to advocate for better gun laws to be safe in school.
I interviewed Michelangelo “Michey” Krewson who is 17 years old and a Senior at Palmer High School. During the protest he gave a speech against gun violence and played a major role in the protesting that occurred…