But there were 400 other students in the school the day of the shootings. Last fall, Natalie joined a handful of students at the first meeting of the Junior Newtown Action Alliance club, run by two seniors, Jackson Mittleman and Tommy Murray. The club had struggled to attract members; at times just a few students showed up to meetings, Jackson and Tommy said. (Tommy Murray’s mother, Po Murray, founded the Newtown Action Alliance after the shootings, and her children have been active in the junior club.) In February, when 17 people were gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Natalie said she knew she needed to take decisive steps.

Source: New York Times August 26, 2018 22:52 UTC