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Minneapolis Mayor Joins Student Protests as Orono Schools Lock Down

HeadlineFeb 23, 2018

This contrasts with many local officials who have backed high school protesters. In Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey joined students and teachers who walked out of classes Wednesday in a protest against gun violence. Their protest occurred as students and staff at schools in the Orono School District in suburban Minneapolis barricaded their classroom doors after social media posts threatened a school shooting. The lockdown was lifted after police arrested a male student on felony charges of making terroristic threats.

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