 The Bemidji School District officials say there will not be a walkout at the high school next month. This comes after a teacher began organizing a demonstration in support of a national movement about gun violence in schools. Instead of the walkout, there will be classroom discussions about school safety. The discussions will be led by the students' homeroom teachers and will take place on March 14. The same day, the walkout was originally scheduled for. The school board says it's important for students to express their feelings that feel this is a good way to do that. We're going to try to turn this into a positive activity by allowing the students time, either during their homeroom or prior to the school day start on March 14 to talk about their feelings, to talk about the issues involved in gun violence and school safety, and to talk about what we can do to ensure a greater measure of school safety for everyone. According to Dr. Hess, the teacher who planned the demonstration has also agreed to cancel the initial event. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.