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Students across the country protested on Wednesday to support victims of gun violence - here are the most incredible photos from the National Walkout Day

Mar 14, 2018, 23:56 IST

In total, over 3,000 walkout events were planned by students on Wednesday.

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In thousands of schools, students walked out of class for exactly 17 minutes — one for every person killed during the horrific Florida school shooting last month.

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Schools in places like New Jersey expressed their solidarity with the Florida victims.

The walkout efforts were loosely organized by Empower, the youth wing of the Women's March. The marches organized by the group started at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

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Some student groups held vigils for the dead.

But for some like Pat Gibson, the mother of one of the Florida shooting victims, the walkout struck a deeply personal chord.

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Grieving parents like Gibson were joined by students in Florida from Stoneman Douglas, as well as other schools in the area.

In Sandy Hook, Connecticut, the site of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, students walked out from Newtown High School.

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The nationwide solidarity with the victims of shootings like those that took place in Florida and at Sandy Hook was felt by students from Philadelphia ...

... to Dayton, Ohio ...

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... to New York City.

Dozens of groups of high school students in New York City, like these from Stuyvesant High School, held discussions amongst themselves about creative and radical solutions to gun violence.

Dozens of groups of high school students in New York City, like these from Stuyvesant High School, held discussions amongst themselves about creative and radical solutions to gun violence.

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Students in Manhattan staged "die-ins," laying down to protest the death and violence that has plagued American schools.

Many asked politicians how many more would have to die before they take action ...

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... and hundreds answered with chats of "Not one more!"

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo himself attended one of the rallies in Lower Manhattan.

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But students also brought the fight to Washington, DC.

At protests in front of the White House, students called on President Donald Trump to commit to solving America's gun problem, and to get tough on the NRA.

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After making their voices heard, students turned their backs to the White House in protest.

But as the reality of the school day returned and the 17 minutes ran out, students had to return to class.

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Students now hope that their powerful voices won't be drowned out.

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