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A group of Chattanooga-area students has been meeting weekly at a local church to discuss issues in response to the Florida school shooting, including plans for a local walkout.

Students Leading Change, which is organizing around a school walkout Wednesday, already has participated in the Chattanooga March for Our Lives.

Last month, Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson issued a series of recommendations to principals on how to handle planned student walkouts.

“As a district, we are not endorsing a walkout; however, we understand the significance of recent events and our students’ desire to have their voices heard and we will work with them to make this a safe and valuable learning experience,” Johnson said in a statement issued when the recommendations were released.

Those recommendations included ensuring faculty is informed and there is adequate staffing during that time period, encouraging school administrations to work with student leadership groups to organize and plan events, encourage student leaders to plan an activity to honor the lives lost in the Parkland, Fla., shooting, among other recommendations.

Johnson said one of the district’s biggest concerns is the safety of its students, including while they participate in a walkout.