Columbine High School Students: 'Why Does This Keep Happening?'

LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) - Hundreds of students at Columbine High School took part in Wednesday's nationwide walkout movement.

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In April, the school will mark the 19th anniversary of the shootings that killed 12 students and a teacher.

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The students walked out of their classrooms and headed for the athletic field in solidarity with the thousands of other students walking out in Colorado and across the country.

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"We've grown out of a community that has been affected by this tragedy, and we have grown up watching more tragedies occur, and continously asking 'Why? Why does this keep happening?'" asked Kaylee Tyner, a student at Columbine High School.

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They spent 17 minutes outside to honor the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting which happened exactly a month ago today.

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