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Katya Schwenk
A walkout at several schools in Arizona on September 29 included students at Hamilton High School in Chandler.
Students at six schools around Arizona, including Hamilton High School in Chandler, walked out of class on September 29 to protest anti-LGBTQ laws that took effect earlier this month.

"These bills are killing us," said Dawn Shim, a 16-year-old Hamilton junior who organized the event. "We aren't out here missing our school day and interrupting our education because we want to. We have been forced into it."

Read our full coverage of the student walkout.