Creek High School, have discussed organizing a walkout for gun control nationwide on April 20.

School administration has already begun planning a safe walkout – rather than let students do it on their own accord. The walkouts are in response to several recent school shootings. Guns have been fired on school property in the U.S. at least 19 times so far this year, according to incidents tracked by Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control advocacy group.

“When students don’t feel safe, they can’t learn if they are always fearing the possibility of being a potential victim,” Senior Alondra Facio said.

Principal Dr. Jeff Stichler said preparing for the expected walkout in advance allows students to express themselves, while taking the necessary precautions for the students safety.

“America is built on freedom of speech,” Stichler said. “When you live in a democracy, then the will of the majority should be what we do.”

Many students are afraid of the consequences that walking out of school may bring. However according to Stichler, he might even go out with the students, clear out a parking lot and set out microphones to give students the chance to express their opinion.

“If I had the chance to state my opinion, I would say that the lives of the students and staff are not safe unless firearms or any weapons are taken away from irresponsible people or people who suffer from mental illness,” Sophomore Paola Velazquez said.

When it comes to the actual walkout, the opinions vary. There are some that don’t plan on attending.

“I don’t think I would participate, but I’d be on their side one hundred percent,” Junior Estefany Zuniga said.

The walkout was chosen to be on April 20 because on that day in 1999, two teenage gunmen killed 13 people in a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The crime was back then the worst high school shooting in U.S. history until Parkland this year.

“We have to rise as one to protect our lives,” Junior Daniela Moreno said. “If we are the future of the country, people should keep us safe.”