SAVVY MAINLINE

it's what you want to know

  • Home
  • About
    • About Savvy
    • About Caroline
  • Events Calendar
  • Our Events
  • Reel
  • Savvy Team
  • FRIENDS
  • Contact

GUNS! Students walk out, Parents gather & Stoga teacher speaks out nationally; Devon’s new Lumbrada; Ardmore’s new Living Room; Pro athletes talk mental health; Village Wellness & more

March 15, 2018 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

They called B.S.

Fed up because they don’t feel safe in school, thousands of Main Line students walked off the job Wednesday.

For 17 minutes or more, classrooms became ghost towns, the halls were mostly quiet.

There would be no repercussions. Lower Merion, Radnor and T/E Schools were of one voice: students would not be penalized for commemorating Florida’s fallen 17 and demanding #NeverAgain.

As a precaution, parents were cordially not invited to attend – forbidden, in fact, from entering schools that became “closed campuses” from 10 to 11 a.m. Local police stood at the ready, their services, thankfully, not needed.

Read More See More

Filed Under: BODY & SOUL, BUZZ, EAT, PLAY, SHOP Tagged With: #Enough, Anselmo Torres, Ardmore, Barbara Bigford, Berwyn, Bluebell Kitchens, community acupuncture, Conestoga High School, CYO basketball, Dan Maxwell, Deb Ciamacca, Deb Fein, Delaware Valley Friends School, Delice et Chocolat, Devon, DMAX Foundation, Emergency Aid of PA, entrepreneurs, Jennifer Thompson, Lance Isakov, Laura Mann, Laurie Doan, Lower Merion High School, Lumbrada, Main Line acupuncture, Main Line School Night, Mexican restaurants, Mullen Interiors, national school walkout, Peter Cardone, Radnor High School. Moms Demand Action, St. Monica's Parish, student athletes, student walkout, suicide prevention, Taste of the Main Line, teen mental health, The Living Room at 23 East, Tredyffrin Public Library, Village Wellness

SIGN UP TO GET SAVVY IN YOUR INBOX. (NEVER MISS A POST!)

Upcoming Events

There are currently no events.

Share/Connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Hot Headlines

  • Beloved Berwyn Tavern soon to be sold: who’s taking over and what to expect
  • After fed-up neighbors file suit, Upper Main Line YMCA pauses pickleball, ‘explores options’
  • Deck the walls! Murals soon to multiply along Main Line
  • Luxury pet-care palace taking shape in Wayne
  • After public outcry, Radnor returns banished books; Nova rape protest update; New eats: Settantatré Berwyn, Manorah Bryn Mawr; Wonder ‘food halls’ in Ardmore & KOP; Hot Headlines; This and That & more

© 2025 · Developed by JX2 Development.

savvymainlineheader

Stay in the know with SAVVY Main Line! Get news, scoops and local buzz PLUS special offers and exclusive invites delivered to your doorstep.

×