[3] The event's website stated "We have not ignored the huge movement of our peers against these fundamental human rights and liberties, but the American people must know not all of our generation shares in the shortsighted destruction of our Constitution.
[5] The official website listed over 500 schools in 40 states across the U.S. participating in the event, but the Los Angeles Times wrote those numbers could not be independently verified.
[6] The Washington Times reported no celebrities endorsed or attended the event and it received much less media attention.
[7] Kyle Kashuv, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, tweeted "I will not be walking out today.
Instead, let's all #WalkUp!#FIXIT"[8] Riley was commended for the protest by the Eddy County Sheriff Mark Cage on April 25, 2018.