MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A group of students hugs on Friday, Nov. 18 during a walkout at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa.
In the wake of a mass shooting that left three University of Virginia students dead and two injured, about 150 Buford Middle School students walked out of their classes Friday afternoon to protest gun violence.
PHOTOS: Buford Middle School Gun Violence Walkout 2022
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MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A group of students hugs on Friday, Nov. 18 during a walkout at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa.
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MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A student holds a microphone to the crowd during a walkout at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A crowd of students reacts to a speaker during a walkout at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS Eighth grade student Amelia Morrison speaks to a crowd of students during a walk out at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A student speaks to a crowd during a walk out at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A heads back to class following a walk out at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS Eighth grade student Charles Bailey poses for a photo following a walk out at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS Eighth grade student Charles Bailey poses for a photo following a walk out at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa. Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
MIKE KROPF, THE DAILY PROGRESS A group of students hugs on Friday, Nov. 18 during a walkout at Buford Middle School against gun violence following the shooting deaths of three students at UVa.